ΖΥΓΟΣ, ζυγος
ZYGOS, zygos
Sounds Like: zoo-GOS
Translations: yoke, a yoke, balance, a balance, pair, a pair, scales, a scales
From the root: ΖΥΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (like oxen) are joined at the neck for working together. Metaphorically, it can represent a burden, servitude, or submission. It can also refer to a balance or scales used for weighing, or a pair of things. It is used to describe both literal objects and abstract concepts of control or measurement.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2218 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:13
Codex Sinaiticus
- Numbers — 19:2
- 1 Maccabees — 13:41
- Proverbs — 20:23
- Sirach — 28:20, 33:27, 40:1
- Isaiah — 9:3, 10:27, 14:25, 14:29
- Matthew — 11:30
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Numbers — 19:2
- 1 Maccabees — 13:41
- Proverbs — 20:17
- Sirach — 28:20, 30:35, 40:1
- Isaiah — 9:4, 10:27, 14:25, 14:29
- Ezekiel — 45:10
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 8:25
- Hosea — 12:7
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 11:30
From the same root
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