What does ὑπό · ζυγός mean in the Bible?
ὑπό · ζυγός is a Greek phrase meaning "under a yoke, under bondage or service".
Greek · G5259, G2218
ὑπὸ ζυγὸν
By/under: by · yoke/scales
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ὑπό G5259 by/under: by
Pronunciation hypó
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ζυγός G2218 yoke/scales
Pronunciation zygós
A yoke symbolizing submission to authority; in NT theology, Christ's yoke represents gracious, liberating discipline.
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What does ὑπὸ ζυγὸν (hypo zygon) mean in the Bible?
ὑπό · ζυγός is a Greek phrase meaning "under a yoke, under bondage or service".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5259, G2218?
G5259, G2218 is connected to 220 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. under a yoke, under bondage or service
Source Gloss
under a yoke, under bondage or service
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 220
Matt 1:22 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 3:6 · Matt 3:13 · Matt 3:14 · Matt 4:1 · Matt 5:13 · Matt 5:15 · Matt 6:2 · Matt 8:8 · Matt 8:9 · Matt 8:24 · Matt 10:22 · Matt 11:7 · Matt 11:27 220×
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain