What does σάκκος (sákkos) mean in the Bible?
σάκκος (sákkos): Coarse garment signifying mourning or repentance, not mere fabric but symbolic of spiritual distress
Greek · G4526
σάκκος
Sackcloth
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σάκκοςG4526
Pronunciationsákkos
What does σάκκος (sákkos) mean in the Bible?
σάκκος (sákkos): Coarse garment signifying mourning or repentance, not mere fabric but symbolic of spiritual distress
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How does the BSB render G4526?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sackcloth (4).
Where does σάκκος (sákkos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (2), Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itsackcloth4×Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13, Revelation 6:12, Revelation 11:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 11:21
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Matthew1Luke1Revelation2
Source forms
σάκκῳ2xsakkōMatthew 11:21, Luke 10:13
σάκκος1xsakkosRevelation 6:12
σάκκους1xsakkousRevelation 11:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular2xMatthew 11:21, Luke 10:13
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural1xRevelation 11:3
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xRevelation 6:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Coarse garment signifying mourning or repentance, not mere fabric but symbolic of spiritual distress
Strong'sG4526
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkJeremiah 6:22-26Source Gloss
sackcloth
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Coarse garment signifying mourning or repentance, not mere fabric but symbolic of spiritual distress
(cf. Heb. שַׂק, which it renders in LXX),
1a coarse cloth, sackcloth, usually made of hair: Rev.6:12.
2Anything made of sackcloth;
aa sack (Gen.42:25, al.);
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:21Noun Dative Singular Masculine
σάκκῳsakkw
sack-cloth
Read verseLuke 10:13Noun Dative Singular Masculine
σάκκῳsakkw
sack-cloth
Read verseRevelation 6:12Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
σάκκοςsakkov
sack-cloth
Read verseRevelation 11:3Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
σάκκους.sakkouv
sack-cloth
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms4Case patternDative (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineRev 6:121×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 11:21 · Luke 10:132×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineRev 11:31×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Garment of mourning worn in response to impending judgment and disaster
Symbol of repentance and mourning worn by cities rejecting Jesus' message
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Cross-Language Connections
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