King James Version

John 12:15

Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.

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Μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notφοβοῦphobouto fearφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “to fear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.This verse uses “fear”.θυγάτηρthugatērdaughterθυγάτηρnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “daughter”, the calling formG2364a daughter; hence (Hebraistic?), of any female descendent, however far removed; even of one unrelated: my young lady.daughterΣιώνsiōnof SionΣιώνnoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Sion”, the of-formG4622Zion, the hill; used for Jerusalem or heaven.of Sionἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλεύςbasileusKingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “King”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.Kingσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἔρχεταιerchetaicomethἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “cometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.comethκαθήμενοςkathēmenossittingκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “sitting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.sittingἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onπῶλονpōloncoltπῶλος (pōlos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “colt”, the object formG4454a colt, young ass, foal.coltὄνουonoudonkeyὄνος (onos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “donkey”, the of-formG3688a donkey, an ass.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Fear not, daughter of Sion, lo, thy king doth come, sitting on an ass' colt.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Fear not, daughter of Sion, lo, thy king doth come, sitting on an ass' colt.'

World English Bible

“Don’t be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey’s colt.”

Darby Translation

Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.

Douay-Rheims

Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy king cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.

Fulfills

Zechariah 9:9 Zechariah 9:9 · King James VersionRejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.Zechariah 9:9 · King James VersionOpen the Source
as it is written · king riding on an ass · NT explicit, early church, Edersheim’s rabbinic list
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.