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Matthew 21

Matt. 21:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Tell ye
epo (Greek #2036)
to speak or say (by word or writing)
KJV usage: answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare 3004.
Pronounce: ep'-o
Origin: a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from 2046, 4483, and 5346)
the daughter
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
thugater (Greek #2364)
a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)
KJV usage: daughter.
Pronounce: thoo-gat'-air
Origin: apparently a primary word (compare "daughter")
of Sion
Sion (Greek #4622)
Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)
KJV usage: Sion.
Pronounce: see-own'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (06726)
c, Behold
idou (Greek #2400)
second person singular imperative middle voice of 1492; used as imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.
Pronounce: id-oo'
, thy
sou (Greek #4675)
of thee, thy
KJV usage: X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
Pronounce: soo
Origin: genitive case of 4771
King
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
basileus (Greek #935)
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
KJV usage: king.
Pronounce: bas-il-yooce'
Origin: probably from 939 (through the notion of a foundation of power)
cometh
erchomai (Greek #2064)
middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) ἐλεύθομαι (el-yoo'-thom-ahee), or (active) ἔλθω (el'-tho), which do not otherwise occur) to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
Pronounce: er'-khom-ahee
unto thee
soi (Greek #4671)
to thee
KJV usage: thee, thine own, thou, thy.
Pronounce: soy
Origin: dative case of 4771
, meek
praus (Greek #4239)
mild, i.e. (by implication) humble
KJV usage: meek. See also 4235.
Pronounce: prah-ooce'
Origin: apparently a primary word
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
sitting
epibaino (Greek #1910)
to walk upon, i.e. mount, ascend, embark, arrive
KJV usage: come (into), enter into, go abroad, sit upon, take ship.
Pronounce: ep-ee-bah'-ee-no
Origin: from 1909 and the base of 939
upon
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
an ass
onos (Greek #3688)
a donkey
KJV usage: an ass.
Pronounce: on'-os
Origin: apparently a primary word
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
a colt
polos (Greek #4454)
a "foal" or "filly", i.e. (specially), a young ass
KJV usage: colt.
Pronounce: po'-los
Origin: apparently a primary word
the foal
huios (Greek #5207)
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
KJV usage: child, foal, son.
Pronounce: hwee-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
of an ass
hupozugion (Greek #5268)
an animal under the yoke (draught-beast), i.e. (specially), a donkey
KJV usage: ass.
Pronounce: hoop-od-zoog'-ee-on
Origin: neuter of a compound of 5259 and 2218
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Isa. 62:11•  (Isa. 62:11)
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Mark 11:4• 4And they went away and found a colt tied to the door without at the crossway; and they loose it. (Mark 11:4)
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John 12:15• 15Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, thy king cometh, sitting upon an ass’s colt. (John 12:15)

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Ass,
Colt,
Daughter,
King,
Sion

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the daughter.
Psa. 9:14•  (Psa. 9:14)
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Isa. 12:6•  (Isa. 12:6)
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Isa. 40:9•  (Isa. 40:9)
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Isa. 62:11•  (Isa. 62:11)
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Zeph. 3:14‑15•  (Zeph. 3:14‑15)
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Mark 11:4‑11• 4And they went away and found a colt tied to the door without at the crossway; and they loose it.
 5And some of those standing there said to them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
 6And they said to them even as Jesus said: and they suffered them.
 7And they bring the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on it; and he sat upon it.
 8And many strewed their garments on the way, and others beds of twigs, having cut them from the fields.
 9And those that went before and those that followed cried out, Hosanna! blessed [be] he that cometh in the name of [the] Lord.
 10Blessed [be] the coming kingdom of our father David. Hosanna in the highest.
 11{i}And he{/i} entered into Jerusalem into the temple; and having looked round on all things, the hour being already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. (Mark 11:4‑11)
thy King.
Matt. 2:2,6• 2{i}Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.{/i}
 6{i}And thou Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel.{/i} (Matt. 2:2,6)
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Gen. 49:10•  (Gen. 49:10)
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Num. 24:19•  (Num. 24:19)
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Psa. 2:6‑12•  (Psa. 2:6‑12)
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Psa. 45:1‑17•  (Psa. 45:1‑17)
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Psa. 72:1‑20•  (Psa. 72:1‑20)
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Psa. 110:1‑4•  (Psa. 110:1‑4)
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Isa. 9:6‑7•  (Isa. 9:6‑7)
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Jer. 23:5‑6•  (Jer. 23:5‑6)
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Ezek. 34:24•  (Ezek. 34:24)
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Ezek. 37:24•  (Ezek. 37:24)
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Dan. 2:44‑45•  (Dan. 2:44‑45)
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Dan. 7:13‑14•  (Dan. 7:13‑14)
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Mic. 5:2•  (Mic. 5:2)
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Zech. 6:12‑13•  (Zech. 6:12‑13)
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John 1:49• 49Nathanael answered [and saith to] him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel. (John 1:49)
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John 19:15‑22• 15They cried therefore, Away with [him], away with [him]; crucify him. Pilate saith to them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
 16Then therefore he delivered him up to them that he might be crucified. They took then Jesus [and led (him) away];
 17and bearing for himself the cross he went out unto the place called of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha,
 18where they crucified him, and with him two others, on this side and on that, and Jesus in the middle.
 19And also Pilate wrote a title and put [it] on the cross; and there was written Jesus the Nazarean, the king of the Jews.
 20This title therefore many of the Jews read, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Greek, in Latin.
 21Therefore said the high priest of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The king of the Jews, but that he said, I am king of the Jews.
 22Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. (John 19:15‑22)
meek.
Matt. 11:29• 29{i}Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;{/i} (Matt. 11:29)
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Matt. 12:19‑20• 19{i}He shall not strive or cry out, nor shall anyone hear his voice in the streets;{/i}
 20{i}a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, until he bring forth judgment unto victory;{/i} (Matt. 12:19‑20)
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2 Cor. 10:1• 1But I myself Paul entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ, [I] who face to face [am] mean among you but absent am bold toward you( (2 Cor. 10:1)
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Phil. 2:3‑5• 3nothing in strifefulness, or vainglory, but in lowly-mindedness esteeming one another more excellent than themselves:
 4regarding each not his own things, but each also those of others.
 5For let this mind be in you which [was] also in Christ Jesus; (Phil. 2:3‑5)
sitting.
Deut. 17:16•  (Deut. 17:16)
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Judg. 5:10•  (Judg. 5:10)
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Judg. 12:14•  (Judg. 12:14)
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2 Sam. 16:2•  (2 Sam. 16:2)
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1 Kings 1:33•  (1 Kings 1:33)
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1 Kings 10:26•  (1 Kings 10:26)
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Hos. 1:7•  (Hos. 1:7)
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Mic. 5:10‑11•  (Mic. 5:10‑11)
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Zech. 9:10•  (Zech. 9:10)
• Here, in Matthew, the old Israel and the renewed nation are thus connected. The Lord's entry in Jerusalem is upon the "colt, the foal of an ass" — the new Israel will bring Him in with Hosannas! The dispensational view in Matthew is thus again set before us. The ass was, according to the law, "unclean"; but its foal might be redeemed. (“Remarks on Matthew 20:30 and 21:1-22” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foalg of an ass.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "son of one under yoke."

W. Kelly Translation

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Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)