Mat 21:7. Ἐπεκάθισεν,[911] He sat upon) becomingly; His disciples attending on Him;[912] see Luk 19:35. The Persian kings were rather placed by others, than themselves got on horseback. See Brisson.-ἐπάνω αὐτῶν, on them) though, strictly speaking, on the foal; see Mar 11:2-3; Joh 12:14-15.
[911] BC Origen read, as Beng., ἐπεκάθισεν, He sat: abcd also have ‘sedebat:’ D has ἐκάθητο. Vulg. has imposuerunt; and so Rec. Text ἐπεκάθισαν, they set Him thereon. This last plainly comes through Harmonists from Luk 19:35, ἐπβίβασαν, they set Jesus thereon.-ED.
[912] That is, His disciples helped Him to mount, which harmonises the statements, that He sat upon the colt, in Matt., and that His disciples set Him on, in Luke.-ED.