Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
wineskin
Usage: 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)
Strong's Number
G779
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
18
Books
10
Strong's G779 Quick Answer
Strong's G779 ἀσκός (askos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. askos (as-kos') n. 1. a leathern (or skin) bag used as a bottle [of uncertain affinity, probably from the same as G4632] It has 18 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include wine, bottles, new, bottle, and old. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
- Meaning
- askos (as-kos') n. 1. a leathern (or skin) bag used as a bottle [of uncertain affinity, probably from the same as G4632]
- Usage
- 18 linked usages
- Books
- 10 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
- Usage Words
- wine, bottles, new, bottle, and old
Meaning and Definition
askos (as-kos') n. 1. a leathern (or skin) bag used as a bottle [of uncertain affinity, probably from the same as G4632] KJV: bottle See also: G778, G4632
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G779. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
English Usage Signals
Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.
wine
bottles
new
bottle
old
into
water
put
she
shalt
skin
filled
How Strong's G779 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G779 (ἀσκός) appears 15 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 1 Kingdoms 10:3 — ἀσκὸν
- 1 Kingdoms 16:20 — ἀσκὸν
- Genesis 21:14 — ἀσκὸν
- Genesis 21:15 — ἀσκοῦ
- Genesis 21:19 — ἀσκὸν
Strong's G779 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G779 in the New Testament
4 indexed usages in 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.
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.
Strong's G779 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And Abraham rose up in the morning and took loaves and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar, and he put the child on her shoulder, and sent her away, and she having departed wandered in the wilderness near the well of the oath.
And the water failed out of the skin, and she cast the child under a fir tree.
And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of springing water; and she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the child drink.
Usage Excerpts
First 18 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G779.
And Abraham rose up in the morning and took loaves and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar, and he put the child on her shoulder, and sent her away, and she having departed wandered in the wilderness near the well of the oath.
And the water failed out of the skin, and she cast the child under a fir tree.
And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of springing water; and she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the child drink.
They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
are the skins of wine which we filled when new, and they are rent; and our garments and our shoes are worn out because of the very long journey.
And Sisera said to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty: and she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him to drink, and covered him.
And thou shalt depart thence, and shalt go beyond that as far as the oak of Tabor, and thou shalt find there three men going up to God to Bethel, one bearing three kids, and another bearing three vessels of bread, and another bearing a bottle of wine.
And Jesse took a homer of bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sent them by the hand of his son David to Saul.
I am as that which waxes old like a bottle, Or like a moth-eaten garment.
And my belly is as a skin of sweet wine bound up and ready to burst; Or as a brazier’s laboring bellows.
Who gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; Who lays up the deeps in treasuries.
He clove the sea, and led them through: He made the waters to stand as in a bottle.
For I am become as a bottle in the frost: Yet I have not forgotten thine ordinances.
And thou shalt say to this people, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and it shall come to pass, if they shall say to thee, Shall we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? that thou shalt say to them,
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G779, grouped by book.
Genesis 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Strong's G779 FAQ
What does askos (ἀσκός) mean?
Askos (Strong's G779) is a Greek word most simply glossed "bottle". askos (as-kos') n. 1. a leathern (or skin) bag used as a bottle [of uncertain affinity, probably from the same as G4632]
How many times is askos (ἀσκός) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 18 linked usages for Strong's G779 across 10 books.
Where can I study askos (ἀσκός) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G779 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
What English words translate askos (ἀσκός)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as wine, bottles, new, bottle, old, and into. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G779 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 14 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G779, with linked reader references where each row is available.