ζυγόν [2 verses] (noun sg masc acc) "Yoke" is zygos,  which is the yoke that holds an ox or horse to a plow or carriage. It was used as a metaphor for slavery. It also means the beam in a balancing scale. It is from a root word (zeugnumi) that means "to join."  - The Greek word for "yoke" describes the yoke that holds an ox or horse to a plow or carriage, but it was also a metaphor for slavery and the beam in a balancing scale. It is introduced by an article so "the yoke." See this article about how the Greek "the" is more like "this" or "that" in English.