yoke

yoke
subs.
P. and V. ζῠγόν, τό, V. ζευγλαί, αἱ, ζευκτήριον, τό.
Met., see burden.
Team, pair: P. ζεῦγος, τό, P. and V. σῠνωρί̆ς, ἡ, Ar. ζευγά̆ριον, τό ; see pair.New to the yoke, adj.: V. νεόζυξ (Eur. Frag.), νεοζῠγής.
Shake off the yoke of, met.: P. and V. ἀ̆φίστασθαι (gen.); see be rid of, under rid.

yoke
v. trans.
P. and V. ζευγνύναι, (rare P. uncompounded), ὑ̆ποζευγνύ̆ναι (Plat.), V. ἐπιζευγνύναι, ἐνζευγνύναι.
Yoke beside: V. πᾰραζευγνύναι.
Unite in marriage: P. and V. συζευγνύναι (Xen.). V. ζευγνύναι, πᾰραζευγνύναι.
Join: P. and V. σῠνάπτειν, σῠναρμόζειν, συνδεῖν, V. σῠναρτᾶν ; see attach.
He is yoked with a cruel doom: V. ἄτῃ συγκατέζευκται κακῇ (Soph. Aj. 123).

YOKE

s. jugum (PROP. and figuratively): jugum servitutis: jugum servile; servitus -utis (figuratively). To put on or impose a yoke jugum alicui imponere (PROP. and figuratively): to take off a yoke jugum alicui solvere or demere (PROP.); aliquem eximere servitio (figuratively): to shake off a yoke jugum excutere; jugum exuere; jugo se exuexe (PROP. and figuratively; exuere with the idea of gradually shaking off); jugum servile a cervicibus dejicere; servitutem exuere (figuratively): to bring anybody under the yoke of slavery alicui jugum servitutis injungere: to deliver anybody from a yoke jugum servitutis a cervicibus alicujus depellere: to submit to a yoke jugum accipere (all figuratively): to keep under the yoke of slavery aliquem servitute oppressum tenere. Hence by metonymy = a pair of oxen (yoked together) jugum (boum).

Yoke

See iugum.