ὀθόνηothónē
a linen cloth, i.e. (especially) a sail
Greek (New Testament) · G3607
Meanings
1. fine linen (Hom., and elsewhere).
2. Later, a sheet or sail: Acts 10:11, Acts 11:5.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 10:11 He saw the sky open, and something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners.
- Acts 11:5 “I was in the town of Joppa,” he said, “and while I was praying, I went into a trance and saw a vision. Something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners from the sky. And it came right down to me.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.