Yoke/scales
ζυγόςStrong’s G2218zugos
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Zugos is the Greek word usually translated “yoke” and “pair of scales”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “yoke” and “pair of scales”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- yoke 2
- a yoke 2
- in a yoke 1
- a pair of scales 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Acts 1
- Galatians 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- Revelation 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
- Matthew 11:30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
- Acts 15:10Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
- Galatians 5:1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
- Revelation 6:5And 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 in his hand.
Greek dictionary
ζυγός zugos · yoke/scales
ζυγός (in cl. more frequently τὸ ζυγόν), -οῦ, ὁ (ζεύγνυμι), [in LXX for עֹל, מֹאזֵן, etc. ;] 1. a yoke; metaphorically, of bondage or submission to authority: Mat.11:29-30, Act.15:10, Gal.5:1, 1Ti.6:1. 2. a balance: Rev.6:5 (of. Isa.40:12, al.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “yoke” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
YOKE, noun
[G., Latin, Gr.]
- A piece of timber, hollowed or made curving near each end, and fitted with bows for receiving the necks of oxen; by which means two are connected for drawing.
- A mark of servitude; slavery; bondage.
- A chain; a link; a bond of connection; as the yoke of marriage.
- A couple; a pair; as a yoke of oxen.
All definitions and other forms of “yoke”
- Service.“My yoke is easy” Matthew 11:30
YOKE, verb transitive
- To put a yoke on; to join in a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or a pair of oxen.
- To couple; to join with another.
- To enslave; to bring into bondage.
- To restrain; to confine.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.