Jesus also commonly (15× in the gospels) uses groups of five in his parables and sayings, such as five foolish and five wise virgins (Mt 25:2), five talents (Mt 25:15, 16, 20), five sparrows (Lk 12:6)

Jesus also commonly (15× in the gospels) uses groups of five in his parables and sayings, such as five foolish and five wise virgins (Mt 25:2), five talents (Mt 25:15, 16, 20), five sparrows (Lk 12:6), a family of five (Lk 12:52), five yoke of oxen (Lk 14:19), and five brothers (Lk 16:28). (2) Jesus points out that the smallest details of what happens on this earth, such as what happens to two sparrows, is “not forgotten by God” (Lk 12:6). The NT depicts people who sell sparrows (Mt. 10:29; Lk. 12:6), oil (Mt. 25:9), cattle, sheep, and doves (Jn. 2:14), real estate (Acts 4:37; 5:1), and meat (1 Cor. 10:25). Two pennies can buy five sparrows (Lk. 12:6). a sparrow, Mt. 10:29, 31; Lk. 12:6, 7* [4765]

William D. Mounce, Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old & New Testament Words (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2006), 257.

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Forms of the word

Dictionary: 

ζεῦγος, ους, τό

Greek transliteration: 

zeugos

Simplified transliteration: 

zeugos

Numbers

Strong's number: 

2201

GK Number: 

2414

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament: 

2

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 

n-3d(2b)

Gloss: 

yoke; by extension: a pair

Definition: 

a yoke, of animals; a pair, couple, Lk. 2:24; 14:19*

Greek-English Concordance for ζεῦγος

Luke 2:24	and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair (zeugos | ζεῦγος | acc sg neut) of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
Luke 14:19	And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke (zeugē | ζεύγη | acc pl neut) of oxen, and I am going to try them out. I ask you, have me excused.’

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