πῶλοςpōlos
a "foal" or "filly", i.e. (specially), a young ass
Greek (New Testament) · G4454
Meanings
a foal, colt, properly, of a horse, then the young of other animals; in NT of the colt of an ass: Matthew 21:2, Matthew 21:5(LXX), Matthew 21:7, Mark 11:2, Mark 11:4, Mark 11:5, Mark 11:7, Luke 19:30, Luke 19:33, Luke 19:35, John 12:15(LXX).
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 21:2 “Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me.
- Matthew 21:5 “Tell the people of Jerusalem, ‘Look, your King is coming to you. He is humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a donkey’s colt.’”
- Matthew 21:7 They brought the donkey and the colt to him and threw their garments over the colt, and he sat on it.
- Mark 11:2 “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
- Mark 11:4 The two disciples left and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside the front door.
- Mark 11:5 As they were untying it, some bystanders demanded, “What are you doing, untying that colt?”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.