G2218
ζυγός
zygos
Appears in 5 Bible verses
Strong's Definition
nullzyg s,dzoo-gos' from the root of ze gnymi (to join, especially by a "yoke" acoupling, i.e. (figuratively) servitude (a law or obligation) also(literally) the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales) — pairof balances, yoke.zyg s,dzoo-gos' from the root of ze gnymi (to join, especially by a "yoke" acoupling, i.e. (figuratively) servitude (a law or obligation) also(literally) the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales) — pairof balances, yoke.
Detailed Meaning
a yoke, a yoke that is put on draught cattle, metaph., used of any burden or bondage, as that of slavery, 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
Part of Speech
masculine noun
KJV Translation Counts
yoke(5x)
Related Words
primitive root