τό, beast for the yoke, beast of draught or burden, Thgn. 126, Hdt. 9.39, Pl. Lg. 873e, etc. ; pl., Hdt. 1.167, 3.25, 9.24, 39, 41, etc. ; ὑποζύγια καλούμενα πάντα ὁμοίως, βοῦς, ἡμιόνους, ἵππους X. Oec. 18.4; as Adj., ὑποζύγιαι ἡμίονοι Ar.Byz. ap. Eust. 1625.41; ὑ. ζῷα PMasp. 2 ii 3 (vi AD). later specifically an ass, LXX Za. 9.9, Ev. Matt. 21.5, 2 Ep. Pet. 2.16; ἡμίονοι καὶ ὑποζύγια PCair. Zen. 158, (iii BC); βοῦς ἢ ὑ. ἢ πρόβατον PPetr. 3 p. 56 (iii BC); οὖρον οἷον ὑποζυγίου Hp. Aph. 4.70.

τό, Jochtier, Zug-, Lasttier ; Theogn. 126 ; Her. 9.39 ; gew. im plur., 9.24, 41 ; Thuc. 2.3 ; Xen. oft, wie Folgde.

ὑπο-ζύγιος, -α, -ον
[in LXX for חֲמוֹר ;]
under the yoke; as subst., τ . (Hdt., al.), a beast of burden; colloq., an ass (see Deiss., BS, 160 f.), and so always in LXX and NT: Mat.21:5 (LXX), 2Pe.2:16.†
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