ΣΑΚΚΙΟΝ, σακκιον
SAKKION, sakkion
Sounds Like: SAK-kee-on
Translations: sackcloth, a sackcloth, sack, a sack, bag, a bag
From the root: ΣΑΚΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: ΣΑΚΚΙΟΝ is a diminutive form of the word ΣΑΚΚΟΣ, meaning a small sack or bag. It often refers to a coarse cloth made from goat's hair, used for sacks or as a garment of mourning or repentance. In ancient times, wearing sackcloth was a common sign of deep sorrow, humility, or penitence.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G4526 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΑΚΚΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΑΚΚΙΟΙΣ — to sacks, for sacks, to sackcloth, for sackcloth, sacks, sackcloth
- ΣΑΚΚΟΙ — sacks, sackcloth, a sack, a sackcloth
- ΣΑΚΚΟΙΣ — sacks, sackcloth, a sack, a sackcloth
- ΣΑΚΚΟΝ — sackcloth, a sackcloth
- ΣΑΚΚΟΣ — sackcloth, sack, a sackcloth, a sack
- ΣΑΚΚΟΥ — of sackcloth, of a sack, of a hair shirt
- ΣΑΚΚΟΥΣ — sackcloth
- ΣΑΚΚΩ — (to) sackcloth, (in) sackcloth, a sackcloth
- ΣΑΚΚΩΝ — of sackcloth, of a sack, of a hair shirt
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