πῶλον

pōlos

Young animal, primarily a colt; generally, the offspring of an equine animal, chiefly a horse, donkey, or mule in context. In Koine Greek, often refers specifically to a young donkey or ass, especially one not yet ridden by a human. Occasionally, more broadly any juvenile member of such species depending on literary context.

G4454

Matthew 21:2 · Word #16

Lexicon G4454

Lemmaπῶλος
Transliterationpōlos
Strong'sG4454
DefinitionYoung animal, primarily a colt; generally, the offspring of an equine animal, chiefly a horse, donkey, or mule in context. In Koine Greek, often refers specifically to a young donkey or ass, especially one not yet ridden by a human. Occasionally, more broadly any juvenile member of such species depending on literary context.

Morphology N ACC M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaπῶλος
Strong'sG4454

SIBI-P1 Translation G4454-01

a colt

Morphological NotesNoun; accusative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,AMS); direct object form, masculine gender, singular number.
Rendering Rationale"Colt" preserves the core sense of a young equine animal from the root πωλ-. The accusative masculine singular form denotes one male young animal functioning as a direct object.

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