ζεύγνυμι from Root !ζυγ, as in ζυγῆναι to yoke, put to, ἵππους Hom., etc.; ζ. ἵππους ὑφʼ ἅρματα, ὑφʼ ἅρμασιν, ὑπʼ ὄχεσφιν, ὑπʼ ἀμάξηισιν Il.;—(so in Mid., ἵππους ζεύγνυσθαι to put to oneʼs horses, Hom.);—also of riding horses, to harness, saddle and bridle, ζεῦξαι Πάγασον Pind.:—of chariots, to put to, get ready, Hom., Eur. to bind, bind fast, Xen.:—Pass., φάρη ἐζευγμέναι having them fastened, Eur. metaph., πότμωι ζυγείς in the yoke of fate, Pind.; ἀνάγκηι, ὁρκίοις ζυγείς Soph., Eur. to join together, σανίδες ἐζευγμέναι well-joined, Il. to join in wedlock, Eur.:—in Mid., of the husband, to wed, Eur.:—Pass. to be married, Soph., Eur. to join opposite banks by bridges, τὸν Ἑλλήσποντον ζεῦξαι Hdt., etc.:—also, γέφυραν ζεῦξαι to form a bridge, Hdt. to undergird ships with ropes, Thuc.