Dictionary entry

ζυγός

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ζυγός (in cl. more freq. τὸ ζυγόν), -οῦ, ὁ

(< ζεύγνυμι), [in LXX for עֹל, מֹאזְנַיִם, etc.;]

1. a yoke; metaph., of bondage or submission to authority: Mt 11:29, 30, Ac 15:10, Ga 5:1, I Ti 6:1.

2. a balance: Re 6:5 (cf. Is 40:12, al.).†