UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ζυγός

MainId: 002231000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ζ

StrongCodes: G2218

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 002231001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: ζυγός
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -οῦ
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 002231001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 6.8
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Artifacts
  LEXSubDomains: Instruments Used in Agriculture and Husbandry
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-07-21 10:42:52
    DefinitionShort: a bar or frame of wood by which two draft animals are joined at the head or neck in order to work together effectively in pulling a plow, harrow, or wagon
    Glosses: yoke
    Comments: ζυγός[a] occurs in the NT only in figurative contexts. In a sense, this means that ζυγός is itself figurative in meaning, but the figure of speech is an extended figure in which case individual components are normally regarded as having a literal meaning.
  LEXReferences: MAT 11:29, MAT 11:30, ACTs 15:10, GAL 5:1, 1TIM 6:1
  LEXLinks: realia:1.1.1
2. LEXID: 002231001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 6.214
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Artifacts
  LEXSubDomains: Instruments for Measuring
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-07-21 10:42:52
    DefinitionShort: an instrument for weighing objects
    Glosses: balance scale
    Comments: A balance scale may be described in some languages as ‘a tool for weighing’ or ‘an instrument for knowing how much something weighs.’ Ancient balance scales often consisted of a rod held by a cord in the middle and with pans attached to both ends. Weights could be placed in one pan, while the item to be weighed would be placed in the other.
  LEXReferences: REV 6:5
  LEXLinks: realia:1.6.1