σινδώνsindṓn
fine linen cloth
Greek (New Testament) · G4616
Meanings
(a) as used for swathing dead bodies: Matthew 27:59, Mark 15:46, Luke 23:53
(b) a garment or wrap of this material (cf. ICC, Judges 14:12-13): Mark 14:51-52.
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 27:59 Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth.
- Mark 14:51 One young man following behind was clothed only in a long linen shirt. When the mob tried to grab him,
- Mark 14:52 he slipped out of his shirt and ran away naked.
- Mark 15:46 Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus’ body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance.
- Luke 23:53 Then he took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.