Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
* Feare not, daughter of Sion, behold, thy King commeth, ſitting on an aſſes colt.
Μὴ φοβοῦ, θύγατερ Σιών· ἰδού, ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται, καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου.
Μὴ φοβοῦ θύγατερ Σιών· ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου.
βασιλεύς , masculine noun, basileus — a king (value 848)
G935,
βασιλεύς basileús, bas-il-yooce'; probably from G939 (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively):—king.leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, king
Used in 107 Verses, 10 Books 116  Occurrence Count
ἐπί , preposition, epi — on, upon (value 95)
G1909,
ἐπί epí, ep-ee'; a primary preposition; 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.:—about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, × 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.upon, on, at, by, before
of position, on, at, by, over, against
to, over, on, at, across, against
Used in 791 Verses, 25 Books 898  Occurrence Count
ἔρχομαι , verb, erchomai — to come, go (value 826)
G2064,
ἔρχομαι érchomai, er'-khom-ahee; middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) ἐλεύθομαι eleúthomai el-yoo'-thom-ahee, or (active) ἔλθω élthō el'-tho, which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):—accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, × light, × next, pass, resort, be set.to come
of persons
to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving and of those returning
to appear, make one's appearance, come before the public
metaph.
to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence
be established, become known, to come (fall) into or unto
to go, to follow one
Used in 604 Verses, 24 Books 641  Occurrence Count
θυγάτηρ , feminine noun, thygatēr — daughter (value 821)
G2364,
θυγάτηρ thygátēr, thoo-gat'-air; apparently a primary word (compare "daughter"); a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant):—daughter.a daughter
a daughter of God
acceptable to God, rejoicing in God's peculiar care and protection
with the name of a place, city, or region
denotes collectively all its inhabitants and citizens
a female descendant
Used in 28 Verses, 7 Books 29  Occurrence Count
ἰδού , particle, idou — look, behold (value 484)
G2400,
ἰδού idoú, id-oo'; second person singular imperative middle voice of G1492; used as imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.Used in 204 Verses, 14 Books 213  Occurrence Count
κάθημαι , verb, kathēmai — to be seated (value 89)
G2521,
κάθημαι káthēmai, kath'-ay-mahee; from G2596; and ἧμαι hēmai (to sit; akin to the base of G1476); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside:—dwell, sit (by, down).to sit down, seat one's self
to sit, be seated, of a place occupied
to have a fixed abode, to dwell
Used in 87 Verses, 10 Books 89  Occurrence Count
μή , particle, mē — not, that...not, lest (used for qualified negation) (value 48)
G3361,
μή mḗ, may; a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756 expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether:—any but (that), × forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also G3362, G3363, G3364, G3372, G3373, G3375, G3378.Used in 927 Verses, 27 Books 1053  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὄνος , masculine/feminine noun, onos — a donkey (value 390)
G3688,
ὄνος ónos, on'-os; apparently a primary word; a donkey:—an ass.Used in 6 Verses, 3 Books 6  Occurrence Count
ὁράω , verb, horaō — to see, perceive, attend to (value 971)
G3708,
†ὁράω horáō, hor-ah'-o; properly, to stare at (compare G3700), i.e. (by implication) to discern clearly (physically or mentally); by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear:—behold, perceive, see, take heed.to see with the eyes
to see with the mind, to perceive, know
to see, i.e. become acquainted with by experience, to experience
to see, to look to
to take heed, beware
to care for, pay heed to
I was seen, showed myself, appeared
Used in 54 Verses, 14 Books 58  Occurrence Count
πῶλος , masculine noun, pōlos — a foal (value 1180)
G4454,
πῶλος pōlos, po'-los; apparently a primary word; a "foal" or "filly", i.e. (specially), a young ass:—colt.a colt, the young of a horse
a young creature
of a young ass
an ass's colt
Used in 11 Verses, 4 Books 12  Occurrence Count
Σιών , proper locative noun, siōn — Zion, a mountain of Jerusalem or the city of Jer (value 1060)
G4622,
Σιών Siṓn, see-own'; of Hebrew origin (H6726); Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant):—Sion.Sion or Zion = "a parched place"
the hill on which the higher and more ancient part of Jerusalem was built
the southwestern most and highest of the hills on which the city was built
often used of the entire city of Jerusalem
since Jerusalem because the temple stood there, was called the dwelling place of God
Used in 7 Verses, 6 Books 7  Occurrence Count
σοῦ , pronoun, sou — you (value 670)
G4675,
σοῦ soû, soo; genitive case of G4771; of thee, thy:—X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.Used in 360 Verses, 19 Books 498  Occurrence Count
σύ , pronoun, sy — you (early mod. Eng. thou) (value 600)
G4771,
σύ sý, soo; the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou:—thou. See also G4571, G4671, G4675; and for the plural G5209, G5210, G5213, G5216.Used in 163 Verses, 16 Books 178  Occurrence Count
φοβέω , verb, phobeō — to put to flight, to terrify, frighten (value 1377)
G5399,
φοβέω phobéō, fob-eh'-o; from G5401; to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere:—be (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence.to put to flight by terrifying (to scare away)
to put to flight, to flee
to fear, be afraid
to be struck with fear, to be seized with alarm
of those startled by strange sights or occurrences
of those struck with amazement
to fear, be afraid of one
to fear (i.e. hesitate) to do something (for fear of harm)
to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience
Used in 90 Verses, 14 Books 92  Occurrence Count
| John 12:15Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 8179) |
| Μὴ φοβοῦ, θύγατερ Σιών· ἰδού, ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται, καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου. |
| Verse #26596 (Ch. #1009) — 13 words, 62 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Fear |
G5399phobeō |
φοβέω |
1377 |
| not, |
G3361mē |
μή |
48 |
| daughter |
G2364thygatēr |
θυγάτηρ |
821 |
| of Sion: |
G4622siōn |
Σιών |
1060 |
| behold, |
G3708horaō |
ὁράω |
971 |
| thy |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| King |
G935basileus |
βασιλεύς |
848 |
| cometh, |
G2064erchomai |
ἔρχομαι |
826 |
| sitting |
G2521kathēmai |
κάθημαι |
89 |
| on |
G1909epi |
ἐπί |
95 |
| an ass's |
G3688onos |
ὄνος |
390 |
| colt. |
G4454pōlos |
πῶλος |
1180 |
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