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Lexicon :: Strong's G2218 - zygos

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ζυγός
Transliteration
zygos (Key)
Pronunciation
dzoo-gos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the root of zeugnumi (to join, especially by a "yoke")
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:896,301

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).

  1. 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

  2. a balance, pair of scales

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
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.
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).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2218 matches the Greek ζυγός (zygos),
which occurs 53 times in 49 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:40 - You will live by your sword,
and you will serve your brother.
But when you decide to break free,
you will shake his yoke from your neck.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:35 - “Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:36 - Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry materials or liquids must be accurate.[fn] I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:13 - I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so you would no longer be their slaves. I broke the yoke of slavery from your neck so you can walk with your heads held high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:2 - “Here is another legal requirement commanded by the LORD: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer, a perfect animal that has no defects and has never been yoked to a plow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:3 - When the nearest town has been determined, that town’s elders must select from the herd a young cow that has never been trained or yoked to a plow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - “Your father was a hard master,” they said. “Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:9 - “What is your advice?” he asked them. “How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:10 - The young men replied, “This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:11 - Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:14 - and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, “My father laid[fn] heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:2 - “If my misery could be weighed
and my troubles be put on the scales,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:6 - Let God weigh me on the scales of justice,
for he knows my integrity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:10 - Can you hitch a wild ox to a plow?
Will it plow a field for you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:3 - “Let us break their chains,” they cry,
“and free ourselves from slavery to God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:9 - Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind,
and the powerful are not what they appear to be.
If you weigh them on the scales,
together they are lighter than a breath of air.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:1 - The LORD detests the use of dishonest scales,
but he delights in accurate weights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:11 - The LORD demands accurate scales and balances;
he sets the standards for fairness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:23 - The LORD detests double standards;
he is not pleased by dishonest scales.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 - What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them
with ropes made of lies,
who drag wickedness behind them like a cart!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:4 - For you will break the yoke of their slavery
and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders.
You will break the oppressor’s rod,
just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:27 - In that day the LORD will end the bondage of his people.
He will break the yoke of slavery
and lift it from their shoulders.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:5 - For the LORD has crushed your wicked power
and broken your evil rule.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:25 - I will break the Assyrians when they are in Israel;
I will trample them on my mountains.
My people will no longer be their slaves
nor bow down under their heavy loads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:29 - Do not rejoice, you Philistines,
that the rod that struck you is broken—
that the king who attacked you is dead.
For from that snake a more poisonous snake will be born,
a fiery serpent to destroy you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12 - Who else has held the oceans in his hand?
Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers?
Who else knows the weight of the earth
or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:15 - No, for all the nations of the world
are but a drop in the bucket.
They are nothing more
than dust on the scales.
He picks up the whole earth
as though it were a grain of sand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:6 - Some people pour out their silver and gold
and hire a craftsman to make a god from it.
Then they bow down and worship it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:6 - For I was angry with my chosen people
and punished them by letting them fall into your hands.
But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy.
You oppressed even the elderly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:20 - “Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you
and tore away the chains of your slavery,
but still you said,
‘I will not serve you.’
On every hill and under every green tree,
you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:5 - So I will go and speak to their leaders.
Surely they know the ways of the LORD
and understand God’s laws.”
But the leaders, too, as one man,
had thrown off God’s yoke
and broken his chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:8 - So you must submit to Babylon’s king and serve him; put your neck under Babylon’s yoke! I will punish any nation that refuses to be his slave, says the LORD. I will send war, famine, and disease upon that nation until Babylon has conquered it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:11 - But the people of any nation that submits to the king of Babylon will be allowed to stay in their own country to farm the land as usual. I, the LORD, have spoken!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:2 - “This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will remove the yoke of the king of Babylon from your necks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:4 - And I will bring back Jehoiachin[fn] son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the other captives that were taken to Babylon. I will surely break the yoke that the king of Babylon has put on your necks. I, the LORD, have spoken!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:11 - And Hananiah said again to the crowd that had gathered, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Just as this yoke has been broken, within two years I will break the yoke of oppression from all the nations now subject to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.’” With that, Jeremiah left the Temple area.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:14 - The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: I have put a yoke of iron on the necks of all these nations, forcing them into slavery under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I have put everything, even the wild animals, under his control.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:8 - For in that day,”
says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
“I will break the yoke from their necks
and snap their chains.
Foreigners will no longer be their masters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:10 - I signed and sealed the deed of purchase before witnesses, weighed out the silver, and paid him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:27 - And it is good for people to submit at an early age
to the yoke of his discipline:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:1 - “Son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a razor to shave your head and beard. Use a scale to weigh the hair into three equal parts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:27 - The orchards and fields of my people will yield bumper crops, and everyone will live in safety. When I have broken their chains of slavery and rescued them from those who enslaved them, then they will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:10 - Use only honest weights and scales and honest measures, both dry and liquid.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:27 - Tekel means ‘weighed’—you have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:25 - He will be a master of deception and will become arrogant; he will destroy many without warning. He will even take on the Prince of princes in battle, but he will be broken, though not by human power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:7 - But no, the people are like crafty merchants
selling from dishonest scales—
they love to cheat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:5 - You can’t wait for the Sabbath day to be over
and the religious festivals to end
so you can get back to cheating the helpless.
You measure out grain with dishonest measures
and cheat the buyer with dishonest scales.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:11 - How can I tolerate your merchants
who use dishonest scales and weights?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:9 - “Then I will purify the speech of all people,
so that everyone can worship the LORD together.
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