ἀσκός
askos · wineskin
Greek word · Strong’s number G779 · appears 12 times in the Bible
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askos (ἀσκός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wineskin”.
A leather container for wine.
How to say it
as·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
- A leather bag for holding wine.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- wineskins ×8
- skins ×4
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 9:17
Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine pours out, and the wineskins are destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”
- Mark 2:22
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skins; but new wine into new wineskins.”
- Luke 5:37
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.
- Luke 5:38
But new wine must be put into new wineskins.
And 8 more times.