God & Savior

John 12:14

Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:
John 12:14
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Original language (Greek)

Εὑρὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὀνάριον ἐκάθισεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτό, καθώς ἐστιν γεγραμμένον·

  1. ΕὑρὼνHeurōn“Having found”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εὑρίσκω · “to find/meet” · Strong's G2147
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  5. ὀνάριονonarion“a young donkey”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “young donkey” · Strong's G3678
  6. ἐκάθισενekathisen“He sat”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καθίζω · “to seat” · Strong's G2523
  7. ἐπ᾽ep᾽“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  8. αὐτό,auto“it,”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  9. καθώςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  10. ἐστινestin“it is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  11. γεγραμμένον·gegrammenon“written:”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)