sakkos

[sah-kaws, sak-os]

noun

Eastern Church.

plural

sakkoi 

1. an embroidered vestment worn by a bishop and corresponding to the dalmatic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sakkos¹

< Greek, special use of sákkos sack ¹

Example Sentences

The leaders, or patriarchs, of Orthodox churches will wear their own style of mitres, a cape called sakkos and an ornate cloth called omophorion, in colours according to their specific traditions.

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Its origin is almost certainly the richly embroidered dalmatic that formed part of the consular insignia, which under the name of sakkos became a robe of state special to the emperors.

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The modifications of the sakkos, and the way of its being tied, are chiefly illustrated by vase-paintings.

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At the present day the Greek women of Thessaly and the Isle of Chios wear a head-dress exactly resembling the antique sakkos.

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