Disclosed is a connecting arrangement (1) for connecting a mower knife drive to a mower knife (7) that can be moved back and forth along a knife axis (X), said connecting arrangement (1) comprising: a driving element (2) for connecting the connecting arrangement (1) to the mower knife drive, and an output element (3) for connecting the connecting arrangement (1) to the mower knife (7); the driving element (2) and the output element (3) can rotate relative to one another about three mutually perpendicular axes of rotation (X, Y, Z) and can be moved relative to one another along at least two of said axes of rotation (Y, Z).