Lexicon :: Strong's G2218 - zygos

ζυγός

Transliteration

zygos (Key)

Pronunciation

dzoo-gos'

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From the root of zeugnumi (to join, especially by a "yoke")

Greek Inflections of ζυγός [?]

mGNT
6x in 4 unique form(s) TR
6x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
53x in 9 unique form(s)

ζυγὸν — 3x

ζυγόν — 1x

ζυγός — 1x

ζυγῷ — 1x

ζυγὸν — 3x

ζυγόν — 1x

ζυγός — 1x

ζυγῷ — 1x

ζυγὰ — 1x

ζυγοὶ — 1x

ζυγοῗς — 2x

ζυγὸν — 22x

ζυγόν — 3x

ζυγὸς — 9x

ζυγός — 1x

ζυγοῦ — 6x

ζυγῷ — 8x

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Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

ζυγός zygós, dzoo-gos'; from the root of ζεύγνυμι zeúgnymi (to join, especially by a "yoke"); a coupling, i.e. (figuratively) servitude (a law or obligation); also (literally) the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales):—pair of balances, yoke.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2218 in the following manner: yoke (5x), pair of balances (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2218 in the following manner: yoke (5x), pair of balances (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

a yoke
1. a yoke that is put on draught cattle
2. metaph., used of any burden or bondage
  1. as that of slavery
  2. of troublesome laws imposed on one, esp. of the Mosaic law, hence the name is so transferred to the commands of Christ as to contrast them with the commands of the Pharisees which were a veritable 'yoke'; yet even Christ's commands must be submitted to, though easier to be kept
a balance, pair of scales

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G2218:

ζυγός, -οῦ, ὁ, for which in Greek writings before Polybius τὸ ζυγόν was more common, (from ζεύγνυμι);
1. a yoke;
a. properly, such as is put on draught-cattle.
b. metaphorically, used of any burden or bondage: as that of slavery, 1 Timothy 6:1 (Leviticus 26:13), δουλείας, Galatians 5:1 (Sophocles Aj. 944; δουλοσύνης, Demosthenes 322, 12); of troublesome laws imposed on one, especially of the Mosaic law, Acts 15:10; Galatians 5:1; hence, the name is so transferred to the commands of Christ as to contrast them with the commands of the Pharisees which were a veritable 'yoke'; yet even Christ's commands must be submitted to, though easier to be kept: Matthew 11:29f (less aptly in Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 16, 17 Christians are called οἱ ὑπὸ τὸν ζυγὸν τῆς χάριτος ἐλθόντες [cf. Harnack at the passage]).
2. a balance, pair of scales: Revelation 6:5 (as in Isaiah 40:12; Leviticus 19:36; Plato, rep. 8, 550 e.; Aelian v. h. 10, 6; others).

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus: 19:36; 26:13
Isaiah: 40:12
Matthew: 11:29
Acts: 15:10
1 Corinthians: 16; 16:17
Galatians: 5:1; 5:1
1 Timothy: 6:1
Revelation: 6:5

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G2218 matches the Greek ζυγός (zygos),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the TR Greek.

View OT results in the LXX Greek concordance

View NT results in the MGNT Greek concordance

Mat 11:29

Mat 11:29 - Take my yoke^G2218 upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Mat 11:30

Mat 11:30 - For my yoke^G2218 is easy, and my burden is light.

Act 15:10

Act 15:10 - Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke^G2218 upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

Gal 5:1

Gal 5:1 - Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke^G2218 of bondage.

1Ti 6:1

1Ti 6:1 - Let as many servants as are under the yoke^G2218 count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

Rev 6:5

Rev 6:5 - And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances^G2218 in his hand.