ἀσκοὶ
askós
A container made from animal skin, specifically a bag or pouch fashioned from hide; commonly used for holding liquids such as wine or water in antiquity. The term can refer generally to any flexible leather vessel, but most often denotes a wineskin or water-skin. In broader usage, it can indicate any pouch or flexible container made from skin.
Matthew 9:17 · Word #21
Lexicon G779
| Lemma | ἀσκός |
| Transliteration | askós |
| Strong's | G779 |
| Definition | A container made from animal skin, specifically a bag or pouch fashioned from hide; commonly used for holding liquids such as wine or water in antiquity. The term can refer generally to any flexible leather vessel, but most often denotes a wineskin or water-skin. In broader usage, it can indicate any pouch or flexible container made from skin. |
Morphology N NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀσκός |
| Strong's | G779 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G779-01
skin-bags
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,NMP); subject form, masculine gender, plural number. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Skin-bags" directly reflects the root idea of containers made from processed animal hide and preserves the nominative masculine plural form of the noun. It avoids narrowing the sense only to wine and retains the material emphasis inherent in the root. |
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