Matthew

Matthew 21:5

⁵“Say to the Daughter of Zion,

‘See, your King comes to you,

gentle and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”^a

Footnotes

a 21:5 Zechariah 9:9|ZEC 9:9

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Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Say	Εἴπατε	Eipate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
to the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
Daughter	θυγατρὶ	thygatri	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2364 a daughter
of Zion	Σιών	Siōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4622 Zion
See	Ἰδοὺ	Idou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
King	Βασιλεύς	Basileus	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G935 a king, ruler, emperor
comes	ἔρχεταί	erchetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
to you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
gentle	πραῢς	praus	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4239 mild, gentle
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
riding	ἐπιβεβηκὼς	epibebēkōs	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1910 I step on, mount, board
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
a donkey	ὄνον	onon	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3688 a donkey, an ass
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
a colt	πῶλον	pōlon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4454 a colt, young ass
foal	υἱὸν	huion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of a donkey	ὑποζυγίου	hypozygiou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5268 a beast of burden, an ass or mule

Cross-references

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Zechariah 9:9–10 · Isaiah 62:11 · Isaiah 12:6 · Isaiah 9:6–7 · Genesis 49:10 · Hosea 1:7 · Zephaniah 3:14–15 · Jeremiah 23:5–6 · Isaiah 40:9 · Zechariah 6:12–13 · Daniel 2:44–45 · Psalm 110:1–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.