The Koine Bible

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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ζυγός

Lemmaζυγός
Citation formζυγός, οῦ, ὁ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa yoke, heavy burden, pair of scales
Strong’sG2218
Transliterationzygós
Definitiona coupling, i.e. (figuratively) servitude (a law or obligation); also (literally) the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales)
KJV glosses:--pair of balances, yoke.
Derivationfrom the root of (to join, especially by a "yoke")
SBLGNT occurrences6

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ζυγόν
noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-)Matthew 11:29
ζυγὸν
noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-)Acts 15:10
noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-)1 Timothy 6:1
noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-)Revelation 6:5
ζυγός
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Matthew 11:30
ζυγῷ
noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-)Galatians 5:1

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ζυγος.