Word study · Greek
sýzygos
yokefellow, partner
Say it: SOO-dzoo-gos (approximate)
σύζυγος
What it means
One yoked with another, a partner or colleague (syn "with" plus zygos "yoke"). In 4:3, Paul asks his "true yokefellow" to help Euodia and Syntyche. The person is not named; some think it is a proper name ("Syzygus"). It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- YokefellowOne who pulls the same load.
- PartnerA colleague.
In Philippians
- Chapter 4
"Yes, I ask you also, true yokefellow" (4:3).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4805 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources