[B-Greek] Matthew 21:5

Sara Edwards sltj77 at gmail.com
Sat Oct 7 15:24:16 EDT 2006


I have a question regarding Matthew's quotation of Zechariah 9:9 (Mathew
21:5).

This is from scripturetext.com:

ειπατε <http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/2036.htm>
τη<http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/3588.htm>
θυγατρι <http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/2364.htm>
σιων<http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/4622.htm>
ιδου <http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/2400.htm>
ο<http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/3588.htm>
βασιλευς <http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/935.htm>
σου<http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/4675.htm>
ερχεται <http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/2064.htm>
σοι<http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/4671.htm>
πραυς <http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/4239.htm>
και<http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/2532.htm>
επιβεβηκως <http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/1910.htm>
επι<http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/1909.htm>
ονον <http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/3688.htm>
και<http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/2532.htm>
πωλον <http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/4454.htm>
υιον<http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/5207.htm>
υποζυγιου <http://original.biblebrowser.com/greek/5268.htm>.

The first donkey mentioned is written in the Accusative Singular Feminine
while the colt is in the Accusative Singular Masculine.  Does this imply
that the first donkey was female and the second a male?   If so, how does
one reconcile this with Zechariah's verse which states that the king would
ride a male donkey only?

Thanks for your help.

Sara Edwards


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