ζυγός (zugos) means “yoke/scales” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: dzoo-gos' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ζυγός · zugos · yoke/scales
ζυγός (in cl. more frequently τὸ ζυγόν), -οῦ, ὁ (ζεύγνυμι), [in LXX for עֹל, מֹאזֵן, etc. ;] 1. a yoke; metaphorically, of bondage or submission to authority: Mat.11:29-30, Act.15:10, Gal.5:1, 1Ti.6:1. 2. a balance: Rev.6:5 (of. Isa.40:12, al.).† (AS)
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a yoke; hence met: (a Jewish idea) of a heavy burden, comparable to the heavy yokes resting on the bullocks' necks; a balance, pair of scales.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| yoke | 2 |
| a pair of scales | 1 |
| a yoke | 1 |
| by a yoke | 1 |
| the yoke | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the yoke | 2 |
| a pair of balances | 1 |
| a yoke | 1 |
| yoke | 1 |
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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.
Read word by wordFor My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Read word by wordNow 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?
Read word by wordIt is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
Read word by wordAll 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.
Read word by wordAnd 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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