Strong's G2218
ζυγός(zygós)
- Language:
- Greek (New Testament)
Definition
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");
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, ζυγός is translated as: pair of balances, yoke.
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.