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ζυγός

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Gloss: yoke/scales

Transliteration: zugos

Strong’s: G2218

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.).†
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