- Original: ὄνος - Transliteration: Onos - Phonetic: on'-os - Definition: 1. an ass - Origin: apparently a root word - TDNT entry: 09:43,7 - Part(s) of speech: Noun - Strong's: Apparently a primary word; a donkey: - ass. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • ass, 3 Mat 21:5; Mat 21:7; Joh 12:15