Strong's Greek · G2218
G2218 zygós
ζυγός
dzoo-gos'
yoke/scales
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zygós appears 6 times in Scripture, in Matthew, Acts, Galatians, 1 Timothy and Revelation. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
a coupling, i.e. (figuratively) servitude (a law or obligation); also (literally) the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales)
In the King James Version
pair of balances, yoke
Derivation
from the root of ζεύγνυμι (to join, especially by a "yoke");
Appears 6 times in Scripture
“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
“For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.””
“All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.”
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.”
“Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?”
“And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
