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G2218 · ζυγός

zygós

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

a coupling, i.e. (figuratively) servitude (a law or obligation); also (literally) the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales)

KJV gloss list in the source

pair of balances, yoke

Derivation recorded by Strong

from the root of (to join, especially by a "yoke");

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