Acts 15:10:8Acts.15.10.W8TAB
ζυγὸν
zygon
“a yoke”
- Transliteration
- zy-GON
- Extended
- zy-GOHN
- IPA
- /zyˈgon/
Meaning by language
- English
- a yoke
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zy-GON
- sentence
nyyn oun TEE pei-RA-dze-te ton the-ON e-pi-THEI-nai zy-GON e-PI ton TRA-khê-lon tôn ma-thê-TÔN hon OU-te hoi pa-TE-res hê-MON OU-te hê-MEIS is-KHY-sa-men bas-TA-sai
Exegesis
The complementary infinitive epitheinai zygon {ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγόν | e-pi-theî-nai zygón} specifies the action of imposing, localized by epi ton trachelon {ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον | e-pí tón trá-khē-lon} “on the neck” with matheton {μαθητῶν | ma-thē-tôn} “of the disciples” in the genitive.
Root and etymology
ζυγός
“yoke, crossbar”
In context — Acts 15:10
Now then, why are you testing God by setting a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we had strength to bear?
About this coordinate
Acts 15:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 15:10, so the Greek word ζυγὸν (zygon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.15.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.10.W8.S1) and character.