[B-Greek] ZUGOS in Matt 11:29?
Carlton Winbery
winberycl at earthlink.net
Tue Jul 15 21:44:19 EDT 2008
The use of CRHSTOS makes the figurative use of ZUGOS even more
interesting. BDAG gives the first implication of this word in this
context as "that which causes no discomfort." Perhaps this is why
Barclay gives the meaning as "My yoke is well-fitted." Sounds kinda
like the sign over the carpentry shop (so Barclay). Not that I quote
Barclay that much. I like to do a little digesting on my own. But the
implication is that it does not make the load lighter, just easier to
haul with a good yoke.
Carlton Winbery
>The interesting question to me is when he says his yoke is easy is
>he necessarily implying that the burden would be born together with
>Him (ie two animals figuratively) or just that what He is asking us
>to carrying is light (ie as in the stick across the shoulders)
>
>SeanK
>
>>Hi.
>>
>>I was just wondering about the ZUGOS ('yoke') of Matt 11:29. In the 1st
>>Century was this word used only of the yoke between two animals, or also of
>>the yoke a person uses on their shoulder to make it easier to carry things?
>>The English 'yoke' can mean various things, but I'm wondering what the 1st
>>century user of ZUGOS would understand.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>--
>>Craig Johnson
>
>Paragraph 6.8 in Nida & Louw captures the essence of the figurative use.
>
>6.8 zugos a, ouv m: a bar or frame of wood by which two draft animals
>are joined at the head or neck in order to work together effectively
>in pulling a plow, harrow, or wagon - 'yoke.' e(tm)piqei^nai zugo\n
>e(tm)pi« to\n tra¿chlon tw×n maqhtw×n EIPQEINAI ZUGON EPI TON TRACHLON
>TWN MAQHTWN 'to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples' Ac 15:10.
>zugo/ßa ZUGOS occurs in the NT only in figurative contexts. In a
>sense, this means that zugo/ß ZYGIS is itself figurative in meaning,
>but the figure of speech is an extended figure in which case
>individual components are normally regarded as having a literal
>meaning.
>
>The figurative use would not be limited to yoking together two animals.
>
>Carlton Winbery
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