HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3976
מֹאזֵן
mo.zen — balance
scales, balances Aramaic equivalent: mo.zen (מֹאזֵנְיָא "scale" H3977)
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Balance
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6425
פֶּ֫לֶס
pe.les — balance
balance, scale
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2476
ἵστημι
histēmi — to stand
ἵστημι, and in late writers, also ἱστάνω (Veitch, see word; Bl., §23, 2; M, Pr., 55), [in LXX chiefly for עמד, קוּם, also for נצב ni., hi., יצב hith., etc.]. I. Trans, in pres., impf., fut. and 1 aor. act. and in the tenses of the pass. 1. to make to stand, to place, set, set up, establish, appoint: with accusative of person(s), Mrk.7:9, Act.1:23 6:13 17:31, Heb.10:9; id. before ἐπί, with accusative loc, Mat.4:5, Luk.4:9; ἐν μέσῳ, Mat.18:2, Mrk.9:36, Jhn.8:[3]; ἐνώπιον, Act.6:6; παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ, Luk.9:47; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Mat.25:33; mid., to place oneself, to stand: Rev.18:15; so also pass., to be made to stand, to stand: Mat.2:9, Luk.11:18 19:8, 2Co.13:1, al. 2. to set in a balance, to weigh (cl.; LXX for שׁקל, Isa.46:6, al.): Mat.26:15, II. Intrans., in pf., plpf. (with sense of present and impf.; M, Pr., 147f.) and 2 aor. act., to stand, stand by, stand still: Mat.20:32 26:73, Mrk.10:49, Luk.8:44, Jhn.1:35 3:29, Act.16:9, al.; before ἐν, Mat.6:5, al.; ἐνώπιον, Act.10:30, al.; πρός, with dative loc., Jhn.18:16; ἐπί, with genitive loc., Luk.6:17, Act.5:23 25:10, al.; ἔμπροσθεν, Mat.27:11; κύκλῳ, Rev.7:11; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Luk.1:11; ἐπί, with accusative, Mat.13:2, Rev.3:20; παρά, Luk.5:2; ἐκεῖ, Mrk.11:5; ὧδε, Mrk.9:1; ὅπου, Mrk.13:14; ἔξω, Mat.12:46; μακρόθεν, Luk.18:13; πόρρωθεν, Luk.17:12. Metaphorical, to stand ready, stand firm, be steadfast: 1Co.7:37 10:12, Eph.6:11, 13 14, Col.4:12; τ. πίστει, Rom.11:20; ἐν τ. ἀληθείᾳ, Jhn.8:44; εν τ. χάριτι, Rom.5:2; ἐν τ. εὐαγγελίῳ, 1Co.15:1 (cf. ἀν-, ἐπ-ἀν-, ἐξ-ἀν, ἀνθ-, ἀφ-, δι-, ἐν-, ἐξ-, ἐπ- (-μαι), ἐφ-, κατ-ἐφ-, συν-ἐφ-, καθ-, ἀντι-καθ-, ἀπο-καθ-, μεθ-, παρ-, περι-, προ-, συν-ίστημι). (AS)
149 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7070
קָנֶה
qa.neh — branch
: branch 1) reed, stalk, bone, balances 1a) stalk 1b) water-plant, reed 1c) calamus (aromatic reed) 1d) derived meanings 1d1) measuring-rod 1d2) reed (as unit of measure-6 cubits) 1d3) beam (of scales-for scales themselves) 1d4) shaft (of lampstand) 1d5) branches (of lampstand) 1d6) shoulder-joint
26 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1260
διαλογίζομαι
dialogizomai — to discuss
δια-λογίζομαι, depon. [in LXX chiefly for חשׁב, frequently in Pss. ;] 1. to balance accounts (Dem.). 2. to consider, reason (Isocr.): Luk.1:29 5:21; ἐν τ. καρδία, Mrk.2:6, 8, Luk.5:22; περί Luk.3:15; ἐν ἑαυτῷ (-οῖς), Mat.16:7-8, Mrk.2:8, Luk.12:17; πρὸς ἑ., Mrk.9:33 11:31, Luk.20:14; παρ᾽ ἑ., Mat.21:25 (ἐν ἑ., T, WH, mg.); πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Mrk.8:16; ὅτι, Mrk.8:17, Jhn.11:50, Rec. (DB, i, 611; Cremer, 400).† (AS)
15 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8505
תָּכַן
ta.khan — to measure
1) to regulate, measure, estimate, ponder, balance, make even, level, weigh, be equal, be weighed out, test, prove 1a) (Qal) estimate (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be estimated 1b2) to be made even or right, be adjusted to the standard 1c) (Piel) to weigh out, mete out 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be weighed out, be measured out 1d2) measured out (participle)
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5007
τάλαντον
talanton — talent
τάλαντομ, -ον, τ [in LXX for כִּכָּר ;] 1. a balance (Hom.). 2. that which is weighed, a talent; (a) a talent in weight (in Horn. always of gold); (b) a sum of money, whether gold or silver, equivalent to a talent in weight (see DB, iii, 418 ff.): Mat.18:24 25:15 ff.† (AS)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2218
ζυγός
zugos — yoke/scales
ζυγός (in cl. more frequently τὸ ζυγόν), -οῦ, ὁ (ζεύγνυμι), [in LXX for עֹל, מֹאזֵן, etc. ;] 1. a yoke; metaphorically, of bondage or submission to authority: Mat.11:29-30, Act.15:10, Gal.5:1, 1Ti.6:1. 2. a balance: Rev.6:5 (of. Isa.40:12, al.).† (AS)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6424
פָּלַס
pa.las — to envy
1) (Piel) to weigh, make level, balance 1a) to weigh out 1b) to make level or smooth
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3977
מֹאזֵנְיָא
mo.zen — scale
scale, balance Aramaic of mo.zen (מֹאזֵן "balance" H3976)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8434
ξυρόν
xuron — a razor
a rasor , (Homer), etc.:—;proverb, ἐπὶ ξυροῦ ἵσταται ἀκμῆς ὄλεθρος ἠὲ βιῶναι death or life is balanced on a rasor's edge, (Iliad by Homer); ἐπὶ ξυροῦ τῆς ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πράγματα (Herdotus Historicus); βεβὼς ἐπὶ ξυρῷ τύχης (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8725
περίειμι
perieimi — to remain over
1. to be around a place, with dative, (Thucydides); τὰ περιόντα circumstances , (Demosthenes Orator) 2. to be better than, superior to another, surpass, excel , with genitive, (Iliad by Homer); περίεσσι γυναικῶν εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε (Odyssey by Homer); οἳ περὶ μὲν βουλὴν Δαναῶν περὶ δd ἐστὲ μάχεσθαι λπαρr εθυαλσs μάχην)) (Iliad by Homer); with dative rei, σοφίᾳ π. τῶν Ἑλλήνων (Plato Philosophus): absolute to be superior , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; ἐκ περιόντος at an advantage , (Thucydides) 3. to overlive, outlive , τινι (Herdotus Historicus): absolute to survive, remain alive , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—;of things, to be extant, to be in existence , (Herdotus Historicus) 4. to be over and above, to remain in hand , of property, money, etc., (Thucydides); οἰόμενοι περιεῖναι χρήματά τῳ imagining that any one has a balance in his hands, (Demosthenes Orator) 5. to be a result or consequence , περίεστιν ὑμῖν ἐκ τούτων what you have got by all this is . ., (Demosthenes Orator); τοσοῦτον ὑμῖν περίεστιν τοῦ πρὸς ἐμὲ μίσους you have so much hatred against me left , Philipp. quoted in (Demosthenes Orator); with infinitive, περίεστι ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς ἐρίζειν it remains for you to quarrel with them, (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9150
σταθμός
stathmos — a doorpost
1. a standing place for animals, Lat. stabulum, a stable, fold, (Iliad by Homer): a stye , (Odyssey by Homer): of men, a dwelling, abode , (Hesiod) 2. quarters, lodgings for travellers or soldiers, Lat. statio, (Xenophon Historicus) 3. in Persia, σταθμοί were stations on the royal road, where the king rested, (Herdotus Historicus): hence a day's journey, day's march , averaging about 5 parasangs or 15 miles, (Herdotus Historicus) 4. like Lat. statio, a station for ships, (Euripides) 5. an upright post, the bearing pillar of the roof, (Odyssey by Homer): a door-post , especially in plural, (Homer), attic 6. the balance , (Aristophanes Comicus); ἱστᾶν σταθμῷ τι πρός τι to weigh one thing against another, (Herdotus Historicus) 7. weight , σταθμὸν ἔχειν τάλαντον to weigh a talent, (Herdotus Historicus); absolute in accusative, ἴσα σταθμόν equal in weight , (Herdotus Historicus); ἡμιπλίνθια σταθμὸν διτάλαντα two talents in or by weight , (Herdotus Historicus):—;in plural weights , (Euripides), etc. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Occurs in Lev. 19:36 and Isa. 46:6, as the rendering of the Hebrew kanch’, which properly means “a reed” or “a cane,” then a rod or beam of a balance. This same word is translated “measuring reed” in Ezek. 40:3, 5; 42:16-18. There is another Hebrew word, mozena’yim, i.e., “two poisers”, also so rendered (Dan. 5:27). The balances as represented on the most ancient Egyptian monuments resemble those now in use. A “pair of balances” is a symbol of justice and fair dealing (Job 31:6; Ps. 62:9; Prov. 11:1). The expression denotes great want and scarcity in Rev. 6:5.
Scripture references
Leviticus 19:36Isaiah 46:6Ezekiel 40:3Ezekiel 40:5Daniel 5:27Job 31:6Psalms 62:9Proverbs 11:1Revelation 6:5
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.