donkey

Greek Noun Male/Female

ὄνος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for חֲמוֹר, also for אָתוֹן, etc;] an ass: Mat.21:2, 5" (LXX), Luk.14:5, Jhn.12:15 " (LXX); ὁ, Luk.13:15; ἡ, Mat.21:7. (AS)

donkey

Greek Noun Male/Female

ὄνος, ὁ and ἡ, ass, once in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὄνοι οἱ τὰ κέρεα ἔχοντες, together with a number of fabulous animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —frequently in proverbs: 1) ὄ. λύρας (i.e. ἀκούων), of one who can make nothing of music, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὄ. κάθηται, of one who sits down when caught in the game of ὀστρακίνδα, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; the two proverbs combined by [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) περὶ ὄνου σκιᾶς for an ass's shadow, i.e. for a trifle, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) ὄνου πόκαι or πόκες, see at {πόκος} [Refs]; ὄνον κείρεις, of those who attempt the impossible, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 4) ἀπ᾽ ὄνου καταπεσεῖν, of one who gets into a scrape by his own clumsiness. with a pun on ἀπὸ νοῦ πεσεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) ὄνος ὕεται an ass in the rain, of being unmoved by what is said or done, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 6) ὄ. ἄγω μυστήρια, i.e my part is to carry burdens, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 7) ὄνων ὑβριστότερος, of wanton behaviour, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 8) ὦτ᾽ ὄνου λαβεῖν, like Midas, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 9) ὄ. εἰς ἄχυρα, of one who gets what he wants, [Refs 4th c.AD+] 10) ὄ. ἐν μελίσσαις, of one who has got into a scrape, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ὄ. ἐν πιθήκοις, of extreme ugliness, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὄ. ἐν μύρῳ 'a clown at a feast', [Refs] 11) εἰς ὄνους ἀφ᾽ ἵππων, of one who has come down in the world, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II) a fish of the cod family, especially the hake, Merluccius vulgaris, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) wood-louse, κυλισθεὶς ὥς τις ὄ. ἰσόσπριος [Refs 5th c.BC+], [Refs 5th c.AD+] IV) wingless locust, ={τρωξαλλίς}, [Refs 1st c.AD+] V) ὄνων φάτνη a nebulous appearance between the ὄνοι (two stars in the breast of the Crab), [Refs 4th c.BC+] VI) ὄνου πετάλειον, ={φύλλον ὀνίτιδος}, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] VII) from the ass as a beast of burden the name passed to: VII.1) windlass, [Refs 5th c.BC+] VII.2) the upper millstone which turned round, ὄ. ἀλέτης [Refs 5th c.BC+]see entry {μύλη}; perhaps simply, millstone, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] says that Aristotle also calls the fixed nether millstone ὄνος (but [Refs 4th c.BC+] when the millstone is grinding stone, as it does when no grist is in the mill). VII.3) beaker, winecup, [Refs 5th c.BC+] VII.4) spindle or distaff, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] VII.5) perhaps coping of a wall, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] VIII) ass's load, as a measure, πυροῦ ὄ. τρεῖς [Refs 1st c.AD+]

Greek

Noun

a donkey; an ass; apparently a primary word