Lexicon sakkos: Sackcloth Original Word: σάκκος Strong's Exhaustive Concordance sackcloth. Of Hebrew origin (saq); "sack"-cloth, i.e. Mohair (the material or garments made of it, worn as a sign of grief) -- sackcloth. see HEBREW saq NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originperhaps of Phoenician origin Definition sackcloth NASB Translation sackcloth (4). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4526: σάκκοςσάκκος (Attic σάκος), σάκκου, ὁ, Hebrew שַׂק (cf. Fremdwörter, under the word), a sack (Latinsaccus) i. e. a. a receptacle made for holding or carrying various things, as money, food, etc. ( b. a coarse cloth (Latincilicium), a dark coarse stuff made especially of the hair of animals (A. V. sackcloth): Revelation 6:12; a garment of the like material, and clinging to the person like a sack, which was usually worn (or drawn on over the tunic instead of the cloak or mantle) by mourners, penitents, suppliants, Matthew 11:21; Luke 10:13, and also by those who, like the Hebrew prophets, led an austere life, Revelation 11:3 (cf. what is said of the dress of John the Baptist, Matthew 3:4; of Elijah, 2 Kings 1:8). More fully in Winers RWB under the word Sack; Roskoff in Schenkel 5:134; (under the word Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • שַׂק (saq) • Strong's Hebrew 8242: A sack, sackcloth, a garment of mourning. Usage: The term σάκκος is used in the New Testament to denote a garment of mourning or penitence. It is often associated with expressions of grief, repentance, or humility before God. Context: The term σάκκος appears in the New Testament as a symbol of mourning and repentance. Sackcloth was a rough, coarse material, typically made from goat's hair, and was worn as a garment to express sorrow or penitence. In the cultural context of the Bible, wearing sackcloth was a public demonstration of one's inner state of grief or repentance. It was often accompanied by other acts of humility, such as sitting in ashes or fasting. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 11:21 N-DMSGRK: ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ NAS: long ago in sackcloth and ashes. KJV: long ago in sackcloth and ashes. INT: anyhow in sackcloth and ashes Luke 10:13 N-DMS Revelation 6:12 N-NMS Revelation 11:3 N-AMP Strong's Greek 4526 |