Greek · Strong’s G2218
ζυγός
zygós
a coupling, i.e. (figuratively) servitude (a law or obligation); also (literally) the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales)
Derivation:
from the root of (to join, especially by a "yoke");
6
Times used
0
Old Testament
6
New Testament
Verses
Words derived from it
- G2223ζώνη zṓnēa belt; by implication, a pocket
- G5268ὑποζύγιον hypozýgionan animal under the yoke (draught-beast), i.e. (specially), a donkey
- G2201ζεῦγος zeûgosa couple, i.e. a team (of oxen yoked together) or brace (of birds tied together)
- G2202ζευκτηρία zeuktēríaa fastening (tiller-rope)
- G2086ἑτεροζυγέω heterozygéōto yoke up differently, i.e. (figuratively) to associate discordantly
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.