ὀνικὸς

onikos

large

from ὄνος; belonging to a ass, i.e. large (so as to be turned by a ass):--millstone.

G3684

Mark 9:42 · Word #20

Lexicon G3684

Lemmaὀνικός
Transliterationonikós
Strong'sG3684
In-contextlarge
Literaldonkey-millstone-large

Morphology ADJ.A NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaὀνικός
Strong'sG3684

SIBI-P1 G3684-01

donkey-driven

Morphological NotesAdjective, nominative masculine singular (Gr,AA,,,,NMS,). It agrees with a masculine singular noun and functions attributively or predicatively.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective ὀνικός derives from ὄνος ("donkey") and denotes something pertaining to or operated by a donkey. Rendered as "donkey-driven," it preserves the root connection to a donkey and reflects its adjectival function in the nominative masculine singular, describing a masculine noun (such as a millstone) characterized by being turned by a donkey.

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Word Usage (2 occurrences of G3684)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 18:6 ὀνικὸς onikos
Mark 9:42 ὀνικὸς onikos large