πῶλος G4454
polos -- a colt, young donkey; the unbroken young animal on which Jesus made his triumphal entry
The noun polos ('colt, foal') in classical Greek could denote the young of any animal -- horse, donkey, camel, or elephant. In the New Testament, however, all twelve occurrences refer to the young donkey of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, fulfilling Zechariah 9:9: 'mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey' (Matt 21:5). The Synoptic accounts describe the disciples finding the colt tied up, untying it, and bringing it to Jesus (Mark 11:2-7; Luke 19:30-35), while John identifies it simply as a 'young donkey' (12:15). Spanish pollino, French anon, and German Fohlen/Fullen all point to the same young equid -- a single, vivid image of humble kingship.
Senses
1. a colt — A young donkey or colt, specifically the animal Jesus rode into Jerusalem fulfilling Zechariah 9:9. All twelve NT occurrences cluster in the triumphal entry narratives (Matt 21:2, 5, 7; Mark 11:2, 4, 5, 7; Luke 19:30, 33, 35; John 12:15). French anon and Spanish pollino specify a donkey's foal; German Fohlen is more generic -- all converge on one sense. 12×
AR["الجَحشِ", "الْجَحْشَ", "جَحشًا", "جَحشٍ", "جَحشَ", "جَحشِ", "جَحْشًا", "جَحْشَ", "جَحْشِ"]·ben["গাধার-বাচ্চা", "গাধার-বাচ্চাকে", "গাধার-বাচ্চায়", "বাচ্চা", "বাচ্চা-গাধা", "বাচ্চার"]·DE["Fohlen", "Füllen"]·EN["a-colt", "colt"]·FR["ânon"]·heb["הָ-עַיִר", "הָעַיִר", "עַיִר"]·HI["बच्चा", "बच्चे", "बच्चे-पर", "बछेड़ा", "बछेड़े-को", "बछेरा", "बछेरे", "बछेरे-को"]·ID["anak-keledai", "keledai-muda"]·IT["puledro"]·jav["belo", "belo,", "belo?", "beloné"]·KO["나귀-새끼를", "나귀-새끼에", "나귀새끼", "나귀새끼-를", "망아지", "어린-나귀를"]·PT["jumentinho", "jumentinho,"]·RU["жеребёнке", "ослёнка", "ослёнка,"]·ES["pollino"]·SW["mtoto", "mwana-punda", "na", "pamoja-naye"]·TR["sipa", "sipanın", "sipayı", "sıpa", "sıpanın", "sıpayı"]·urd["بچھڑا", "بچھڑے", "بچھڑے-کو", "بچھیرا", "بچھیرے-کو", "بچھے"]
Related Senses
H6629 1. flock, sheep/goats (small livestock) (274×)H1241 1. cattle, herd (bovine livestock) (183×)H0352a 1. ram (male sheep) (156×)H6499 1. young bull, bullock (130×)H3532 1. lamb, young male sheep (105×)H2543 1. donkey (male ass) (96×)H7794 1. ox, bull (79×)H7462b 1. shepherd (agent noun) (76×)H5795 1. she-goat(s), female goat(s) (68×)H7462b 2. to shepherd, tend, pasture (60×)H1581 1. camel (domestic animal) (54×)H0738b 1. lion (46×)G4263 1. sheep (39×)H5739 1. flock or herd of livestock (38×)H5695 1. calf, young bull (35×)H0738a 1. lion (large predatory feline) (34×)H0860 1. female donkey (34×)H3611 1. dog (animal) (32×)H3715a 1. young lion, lion cub (31×)G0721 1. Lamb (29×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
πῶλος, ὁ and ἡ, foal, whether colt or filly, Refs 8th c.BC+; νεοζυγὴς π. Refs 4th c.BC+; κριθῶντα π. Refs; ὁ ἔτι ἀδάμαστος π. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἵπποι π., opposed to ἵπποι τέλειοι, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 any young animal: of the elephant, Refs 4th c.BC+; κάμηλος π. Refs 2nd c.AD+; of the dog, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ass, NT; ὄνοι π. Refs 3rd c.BC+; pullet, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __3 in Poets, in feminine, young girl,…