yoke/scales
zugos denotes a yoke imposed or taken up in several passages, and a pair of scales in Revelation 6:5.
The attested use most often denotes a yoke in clauses concerning bondservice, an unbearable demand, slavery, or taking up Jesus’ yoke; Revelation 6:5 presents it as a pair of scales held in a rider’s hand.
Senses in use
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Yoke as an imposed or accepted burden · dominant
The accusative singular form occurs in 1 Timothy 6:1 for those described as being under a yoke as bondservants, and in Acts 15:10 for a yoke placed on the disciples’ neck that could not be borne. In Matthew 11:29 the yoke is taken up in connection with learning, while Matthew 11:30 describes it as easy; Galatians 5:1 warns against being held again by a yoke of slavery.
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Pair of scales held in hand · rare
In Revelation 6:5, the accusative singular form occurs in the scene of a black horse, where the APB renders the rider as having “a pair of scales in his hand.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “yoke” in the passages about bondservants, disciples, slavery, and taking or describing Jesus’ yoke. In Revelation 6:5 it renders the scene with “a pair of scales”.