yoke/scales

Greek Noun Male

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.). (AS)

yoke/scales

Greek Noun Male

ζῠγόν, τό, also ζυγός, ὁ, (in various senses), [NT+5th c.BC+]: rarely in plural, ζυγοί [LXX+5th c.BC+]: Delph. δυγός (which see). I) yoke of a plough or carriage, ζ. ἵππειον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ ζυγόφιν (i.e. ζυγοῦ) λύον ἵππους [Refs 8th c.BC+]. 'to be in the same boat', [Refs 3rd c.BC+] I.2) metaphorically, ἐπὶ ζυγὸς αὐχένι κεῖται [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐπαυχένιον λαβεῖν ζ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δούλιον ζ. the yoke of slavery, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δουλείας, ἀνάγκης ζ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπιτιθέναι τινὶ ζυγὰ τοῦ μὴ. so as to prevent, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) crossbar of the φόρμιγξ, [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.2) ζυγὸς ἡ τῆς ἀμπέλου πρὸς τὴν χάρακα συζυγία [Refs] III) in plural, thwarts or benches joining the opposite sides of a ship, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: rarely in singular, θοὸν εἰρεσίας ζυγόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, of the seat of authority compared to the helmsman's seat, ἐς τὸ πρῶτον πόλεος ζ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σὺ ταῦτα φωνεῖς νερτέρᾳ προσήμενος κώπῃ, κρατούντων τῶν ἐπὶ ζυγῷ δορό; while on the main thwart sits authority, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also of a coachman's seat, box, [Refs 6th c.AD+] III.2) in plural, panels of a door, [Refs]; compare ζευγίον. IV) beam of the balance, ζυγὸν ταλάντου [Refs 4th c.BC+]: hence, the balance itself (compare πῆχυς IV), αἴρειν τὸν ζυγόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν πλάστιγγι ζυγοῦ κεῖσθαι [Refs]; ζυγῷ or ἐν τῷ ζ. ἱστάναι, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV.b) the constellation [Refs 2nd c.BC+] V) καρχασίου the yard-arm at the mast head, [Refs 5th c.BC+] VI) cross-strap of a sandal, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ζυγός, ὁ, [Refs 9th c.AD+] VII) pair, κλεινὸν ζυγόν, of persons, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ ζυγά in pairs, [Refs 4th c.BC+] VIII) rank or line of soldiers, opposed to file (στοῖχος), ἐν τῷ πρώτῳ ζ. ἐμάχοντο τέσσαρες [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ ζυγόν line with line, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; especially front rank, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; also of the Chorus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] IX) ζυγὰ ἢ ἄζυγα even or odd, a game, [Refs 5th c.BC+] X) measure of land, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Noun Masculine

a coupling, i.e. (figuratively) servitude (a law or obligation); also (literally) the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales); pair of balances, yoke; from the root of (to join, especially by a "yoke")