"a leather bag or bottle, bottle of skin, Mt. 9:17; Mk. 2:22; Lk. 5:37, 38"
Definition and meaning
a leather bag or bottle, bottle of skin, Mt. 9:17; Mk. 2:22; Lk. 5:37, 38
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀσκός
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of askos (G779) across the King James Bible.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.
But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
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Common questions
Strong's G779 (askos) is a Greek word that means: a leather bag or bottle, bottle of skin, Mt. 9:17; Mk. 2:22; Lk. 5:37, 38 It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word askos (G779) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G779 is askos, a Greek word defined as: a leather bag or bottle, bottle of skin, Mt. 9:17; Mk. 2:22; Lk. 5:37, 38. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
askos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.