σάκκος (Attic
σάκος),
σάκκου,
ὁ, Hebrew
שַׂק (cf. Fremdwörter, under the word),
a sack (Latin
saccus) i. e.
a. a receptacle made for holding or carrying various things, as money, food, etc. (;
Leviticus 11:32).
b. a coarse cloth (Latin
cilicium),
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 in
B. D.; also in McClintock and Strong. (From
Herodotus down.))
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Leviticus
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11:32
- 2 Kings
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1:8
- Matthew
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3:4; 11:21
- Luke
-
10:13
- Revelation
-
6:12; 11:3
