ἈΣΚΟΥΣ, ἀσκους
ASKOUS, askous
Sounds Like: as-KOOS
Translations: wineskins, a wineskin
From the root: ἈΣΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a leather bag, typically made from an animal hide, used for holding liquids, especially wine. In ancient times, new wine would be put into new wineskins, as the fermentation process would cause the skins to expand. Old, rigid wineskins would burst if filled with new, fermenting wine.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0779 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Joshua — 9:10
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
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