ὀνικὸς
onikós
large
Pertaining to a donkey; specifically, used of objects designed for or associated with donkeys. In extant New Testament usage, particularly describing a millstone of a size and weight such that only a donkey could turn it, i.e., a large millstone (as opposed to the smaller hand millstone worked by a person). The term does not carry an inherent meaning of 'millstone' itself, but describes the type (size/capacity) when modifying the relevant noun.
Mark 9:42 · Word #20
Lexicon G3684
| Lemma | ὀνικός |
| Transliteration | onikós |
| Strong's | G3684 |
| Definition | Pertaining to a donkey; specifically, used of objects designed for or associated with donkeys. In extant New Testament usage, particularly describing a millstone of a size and weight such that only a donkey could turn it, i.e., a large millstone (as opposed to the smaller hand millstone worked by a person). The term does not carry an inherent meaning of 'millstone' itself, but describes the type (size/capacity) when modifying the relevant noun. |
Morphology ADJ.A NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | large |
| Literal | donkey-millstone-large |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὀνικός |
| Strong's | G3684 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3684-01
donkey-driven
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative masculine singular (attributive), describing a masculine noun; from ὄνος with adjectival suffix -ικός. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective ὀνικός denotes something pertaining to or operated by a donkey. "Donkey-driven" preserves the root sense from ὄνος (donkey) and reflects its adjectival, nominative masculine singular form modifying a masculine noun. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
donkey-driven
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'donkey-driven' is contextually accurate for ὀνικὸς, referring to a large millstone turned by a donkey. |