Wineskin
ἀσκόςStrong’s G0779askos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Askos is the Greek word usually translated “wineskins”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “wineskins”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- wineskins 12
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 2:22And 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.
- Luke 5:37And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.
- Luke 5:38But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
Greek dictionary
ἀσκός askos · wineskin
ἀσκός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX for חֵמֶת, נֹאד, נֶבֶל ;] a leather bottle, wine-skin: Mat.9:17, Mrk.2:22, Luk.5:37-38.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.