σκιρτήσατε, [1 verse](verb 2nd pl aor imperat act) "Leap for joy" is from skirtao, which means to "spring", "leap", and "bound". Applied especially to young horses, so it is a metaphor "to be skittish", "unruly." - The word for "leap for joy" means to "leap" and is applied to capering horses. In Matthew, the word translated as "be exceedingly glad, also means "much leaping" but this is hidden in translation.