ἀσκοὺς
askous
wineskins
from the same as ἀσκέω; a leathern (or skin) bag used as a bottle:--bottle.
Luke 5:37 · Word #7
Lexicon G779
| Lemma | ἀσκός |
| Transliteration | askós |
| Strong's | G779 |
| In-context | wineskins |
| Literal | wineskins |
Morphology N ACC M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀσκός |
| Strong's | G779 |
SIBI-P1 G779-02
leather wine-skin bags
| Root | ἀσκός (askos) |
| Core Meanings | skin, leather bag, wineskin, skin-container |
| Semantic Range | a skin container for liquids, especially wine; by extension, a flexible leather vessel used for storage or transport of fluids |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Gospels, wineskins illustrate the necessity of new containers for new wine, symbolizing the incompatibility of renewed covenant life with old structures. The image draws on everyday agrarian practice, where fermented wine required fresh, flexible skins to prevent bursting. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun; accusative case, masculine gender, plural number (AMP). Functions as a direct object in its occurrences. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the concrete imagery of a container made from animal skin, reflecting the root sense of a leather bag. The plural form "bags" reflects the accusative masculine plural (AMP) morphology, indicating multiple direct objects in the sentence. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Word Usage (12 occurrences of G779)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 9:17 | ἀσκοὺς | askous | |
| Matthew 9:17 | ἀσκοί | askoi | |
| Matthew 9:17 | ἀσκοὶ | askoi-2 |