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Koine Greek wordlink #6978

SR GNT Mat 11:30 ζυγός (zugos) ‘the for yoke of me is easy and’ Strongs=22180 Lemma=zugos
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=31 AD TimeSeries=Woe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida

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Only use of identical word form ζυγός (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ζυγός’ (N-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘yoke’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘zugos’ have 4 different glosses: ‘a scale’, ‘a yoke’, ‘in a yoke’, ‘yoke’.

Greek words (4) other than ζυγός (N-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘yoke’

MAT 11:29 ζυγόν (zugon) N-AMS ‘take_up the yoke of me on you_all’ SR GNT Mat 11:29 word 3

OET-LV: 29 Take _up the yoke of _me on you _all, and learn from me, because I _am gentle and humble the in _heart: and you _all _will _be _finding rest for _the souls of _you _all. (MAT_11:29)

OET-RV: 29 You all can take on my workload and learn from me, because I’m gentle and humble and your souls will be able to relax (MAT 11:29)

ACTs 15:10 ζυγόν (zugon) N-AMS ‘you_all are testing god to put_on a yoke on the neck’ SR GNT Acts 15:10 word 8

OET-LV: 10 Therefore now why are _you _all _testing the god, to _put _on a_yoke on the neck of _the apprentices/followers, that neither the fathers of _us nor we were _able to _bear? (ACT_15:10)

OET-RV: 10 So why are you all provoking God by putting a load on the shoulders of these believers that neither we, nor our ancestors, were ever able to bear? (ACT 15:10)

GAL 5:1 ζυγῷ (zugōi) N-DMS ‘and not again in a yoke of slavery be_being entangled’ SR GNT Gal 5:1 word 14

OET-LV: 5 The in _freedom, chosen _one /messiah freed us, therefore be _standing _firm, and not be _being _entangled again in_a_yoke of _slavery. (GAL_5:1)

OET-RV: 5 The messiah has freed us so we can have freedom, so stand firm and don’t get entangled again in the burden of slavery. (GAL 5:1)

1 TIM 6:1 ζυγόν (zugon) N-AMS ‘as_many_as are under a yoke slaves their own’ SR GNT 1 Tim 6:1 word 4

OET-LV: 6 As _many _as slaves are under a_yoke, let _them _be _considering their own masters worthy of _all honour, in _order _that the name of_ the _god and the teaching may_ not _be _being _slandered. (TI1_6:1)

OET-RV: 6 Those who are bonded into slavery should consider their masters to be worthy of honour, so that God’s name and message won’t be slandered, (TI1 6:1)

Key: N=noun AMS=accusative,masculine,singular DMS=dative,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular