Word study · Greek
zygos
yoke
Say it: zoo-GOSS (approximate)
ζυγός
What it means
A yoke, used of a burden of service. "Don't be entangled again with a yoke of bondage" (5:1); Jesus said his yoke is easy (Matthew 11:30).
Range of meaning
- YokeThe frame joining working animals.
- Burden or ruleObligations someone places on you, like slavery or a law.
- ScalesA balance for weighing.
In Galatians
- Chapter 5
"Don't be entangled again with a yoke of bondage" (5:1).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2218 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources