noun · masculine
pōlos
Greekπῶλος (pōlos)
Strong’sG4454
a colt, young ass
stem pōl-12 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πῶλος, -ου, ὁ
(in cl. also ἡ), [in LXX chiefly for עַיִר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4454 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpo'-los
a "foal" or "filly", i.e. (specially), a young ass
Fromapparently a primary word;
King Jamescolt.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | pōlos | pōlois |
| object accusative | pōlon12×πῶλον | pōloin |
| direct address vocative | pōlor | pōloir |
| of, belonging to genitive | pōlou | pōloiu |
| to, for dative | pōlo | pōloi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
pōlo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
pōlon“colt”objectaccusative singular12×
Matthew 21:2“colt”legarōtos autoi; Poreuevōr eis tan kōman tan katenanti vu, kai eutheōs heuriskavi onan dirētan kai pōlon meta autau; luaratois agavar mi.saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
Matthew 21:5“colt”Legavar ta thugatēra Siōn; Idou tos basilevos su erchetō si prauos kai epibainarētos epi onan kai epi pōlon huion hupozugieu.“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.’”
Matthew 21:7“colt”agala tan onan kai ton pōlon, kai epitithala epi autoiu teim himatieim, kai epikathizata epanō autoiu.They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
Mark 11:2“colt”kai legatō autoi; Hupagavōr eis tan kōman tan katenanti vu, kai euthuos eisporeuerōtois eis autan heuriskavi pōlon dirēton epi hon oudenos oupō anthrōpoiu kathizata; luavar auton kai feravōr.and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
Mark 11:4“colt”kai aperchala kai heuriskala pōlon dirēton pros thuran exō epi teu amfodeu, kai lualō auton.So they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it,
Mark 11:5“colt”kai tinois toiu ekei histanarētoiu legale autoi; Tinem poiavō luarōtois ton pōlon?and some who were standing there asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
Mark 11:7“colt”kai feralō ton pōlon pros ton Iēsun, kai epiballalō auto teim himatieim autoiu, kai kathizata epi auton.Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
Luke 19:30“colt”legarōtos; Hupagavōr eis tan katenanti kōman, en ha eisporeuerōtois heuriskavi pōlon dirēton, epi hon oudenos pōpote anthrōpoiu kathizata, kai luaratois auton agavar.saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
Luke 19:33“colt”luarōtoiu de autoiu ton pōlon legala tois kuriois autou pros autoin; Tinem luavō ton pōlon?As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
Luke 19:33“colt”luarōtoiu de autoiu ton pōlon legala tois kuriois autou pros autoin; Tinem luavō ton pōlon?As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
Luke 19:35“colt”kai agala auton pros ton Iēsun, kai epiriptaratois autoiu teim himatieim epi ton pōlon epibibazala ton Iēsun;Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
John 12:15“colt”Mē fobesōr, thugatērar Siōn; idou tos basilevos su erchetō, katherōtos epi pōlon onau.“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”