σάκκος

sakkos · sackcloth

Greek word · Strong’s number G4526 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

sakkos (σάκκος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sackcloth”.

Rough cloth woven from hair, worn as a sign of mourning or repentance.

How to say it

sak·kos

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

Rough goat-hair cloth worn in mourning or repentance.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Where it appears

Matthew 11:21
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have changed their minds long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Luke 10:13
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have changed their minds long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Revelation 6:12
And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and a great earthquake took place, and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood,
Revelation 11:3
And I will grant to my two witnesses that they will prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”