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ζυγός

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ζυγός, οῦ, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
zygos
Simplified transliteration: 
zygos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2218
GK Number: 
2433
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
6
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
yoke, a frame and cross bar placed on draft animals to pull various objects; pair of scales, ancient balance-pan scales. To be under a yoke means to be in an oppressed condition such as slavery
Definition: 
also spelled zugovn, ou, tov (n-2c), pr. a cross bar or band; a yoke; met. a yoke of servile condition, 1 Tim. 6:1; a yoke of service or obligation, Mt. 11:29, 30; Acts 15:10; Gal. 5:1; the beam of a balance; a balance, Rev. 6:5*

Greek-English Concordance for ζυγός

Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke (zygon | ζυγόν | acc sg masc) upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11:30 For my yoke (zygos | ζυγός | nom sg masc) is easy and my burden is light.”
Acts 15:10 So now why are you testing God by putting a yoke (zygon | ζυγόν | acc sg masc) on the neck of the disciples, which neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?
Galatians 5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not be subject again to a yoke (zygō | ζυγῷ | dat sg masc) of slavery.
1 Timothy 6:1 As many as are under the yoke (zygon | ζυγόν | acc sg masc) as slaves should consider their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and the teaching might not be blasphemed.
Revelation 6:5 And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales (zygon | ζυγόν | acc sg masc) in his hand.