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σάκκος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
σάκκος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
sakkos
Simplified transliteration: 
sakkos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4526
GK Number: 
4884
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
sackcloth, a heavy coarse cloth used for making sacks, but worn by the penitent or mournful as a sign of contrition and sorrow
Definition: 
sackcloth, a coarse black cloth made of hair (goat or camel), Rev. 6:12; a mourning garment of sackcloth, Mt. 11:21; Lk. 10:13; Rev. 11:3*

Greek-English Concordance for σάκκος

Matthew 11:21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, had been done the mighty works done in you they would have repented long ago in sackcloth (sakkō | σάκκῳ | dat sg masc) and ashes.
Luke 10:13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long ago they would have repented, sitting in sackcloth (sakkō | σάκκῳ | dat sg masc) and ashes.
Revelation 6:12 And when he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and there was a great earthquake; the sun became as black as sackcloth (sakkos | σάκκος | nom sg masc) made of hair, the entire moon became like blood,
Revelation 11:3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.” (sakkous | σάκκους | acc pl masc)