Greek Interlinear
Matthew 21:5 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of Matthew 21:5, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Tell ye the daughter of Sion Behold King thy cometh unto thee meek and sitting upon an ass and a colt the foal of an ass”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Εἴπατε | G2036 | Tell ye | to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| 2 | τῇ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 3 | θυγατρὶ | G2364 | the daughter | a female child, or (by hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant) |
| 4 | Σιών· | G4622 | of Sion | sion (i.e., tsijon), a hill of jerusalem; figuratively, the church (militant or triumphant) |
| 5 | Ἰδού, | G2400 | Behold | used as imperative lo! |
| 6 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 7 | βασιλεύς | G935 | King | a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively) |
| 8 | σου | G4675 | thy | of thee, thy |
| 9 | ἔρχεταί | G2064 | cometh | to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) |
| 10 | σοι | G4671 | unto thee | to thee |
| 11 | πραῢς | G4239 | meek | mild, i.e., (by implication) humble |
| 12 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 13 | ἐπιβεβηκὼς | G1910 | sitting | to walk upon, i.e., mount, ascend, embark, arrive |
| 14 | ἐπὶ | G1909 | upon | properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re |
| 15 | ὄνον | G3688 | an ass | a donkey |
| 16 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 17 | πῶλον | G4454 | a colt | a "foal" or "filly", i.e., (specially), a young ass |
| 18 | υἱὸν | G5207 | the foal | a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship |
| 19 | ὑποζυγίου | G5268 | of an ass | an animal under the yoke (draught-beast), i.e., (specially), a donkey |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
Matthew 21:4this All was done that it might be fulfilled...
Matthew 21:5 (current)Tell ye the daughter of Sion Behold King thy cometh unto thee meek and sitting upon an ass and a colt the foal of an ass
Matthew 21:6went And the disciples and did...