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Lexicon :: Strong's G779 - askos

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ἀσκός
Transliteration
askos (Key)
Pronunciation
as-kos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as ἀσκέω (G778)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἀσκός askós, as-kos'; from the same as G778; a leathern (or skin) bag used as a bottle:—bottle.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G779 in the following manner: bottle (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G779 in the following manner: bottle (12x).

  1. a leathern bag or bottle, in which water or wine was kept

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀσκός askós, as-kos'; from the same as G778; a leathern (or skin) bag used as a bottle:—bottle.
STRONGS G779:
ἀσκός, -οῦ, ὁ, a leathern bag or bottle, in which water or wine was kept: Matthew 9:17; Mark 2:22; Luke 5:37f. (Often in Greek writings from Homer down; the Sept.) [BB. DD. under the word Bottle; Tristram, Nat. Hist. of the Bible, p. 92.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
9:17
Mark
2:22
Luke
5:37

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G779 matches the Greek ἀσκός (askos),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:14 - So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar’s shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:15 - When the water was gone, she put the boy in the shade of a bush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:19 - Then God opened Hagar’s eyes, and she saw a well full of water. She quickly filled her water container and gave the boy a drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:4 - they resorted to deception to save themselves. They sent ambassadors to Joshua, loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old, patched wineskins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:13 - These wineskins were new when we filled them, but now they are old and split open. And our clothing and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:19 - “Please give me some water,” he said. “I’m thirsty.” So she gave him some milk from a leather bag and covered him again.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:3 - “When you get to the oak of Tabor, you will see three men coming toward you who are on their way to worship God at Bethel. One will be bringing three young goats, another will have three loaves of bread, and the third will be carrying a wineskin full of wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:20 - Jesse responded by sending David to Saul, along with a young goat, a donkey loaded with bread, and a wineskin full of wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:28 - I waste away like rotting wood,
like a moth-eaten coat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:19 - I am like a cask of wine without a vent,
like a new wineskin ready to burst!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:7 - He assigned the sea its boundaries
and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:13 - For he divided the sea and led them through,
making the water stand up like walls!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:83

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:83 - I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke,
but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:12 - “So tell them, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: May all your jars be filled with wine.’ And they will reply, ‘Of course! Jars are made to be filled with wine!’
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