ζυγός
zygós
a coupling, i.e. (figuratively) servitude (a law or obligation); also (literally) the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales)
Lexicon
Derivation: from the root of (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)
- a coupling, i.e. (figuratively) servitude (a law or obligation)
- also, (literally) the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: pair of balances, yoke
Usage
6 occurrences · 0 OT · 6 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- yoke2 · 33%
- a yoke1 · 17%
- with the yoke1 · 17%
- the yoke1 · 17%
- a pair of balances1 · 17%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.