Definition
σινδών, -όνος, ἡ
[in LXX: Judges 14:12-13 A, Proverbs 31:24 (סָדִין), 1Ma.10.64 A * ;]
fine linen cloth;
(a) as used for swathing dead bodies (cf. Hdt., ii, 86): Matthew 27:59, Mark 15:46, Luke 23:53;
(b) a garment or wrap of this material (cf. ICC, Jg, l.with): Mark 14:51-52.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Matthew 27:59σινδόνι · linen clothSo Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
- Mark 14:51σινδόνα · a linen clothOne young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,
- Mark 14:52σινδόνα · linen cloth…but he pulled free of the linen cloth and ran away naked.
- Mark 15:46σινδόνα · a linen cloth; σινδόνι · clothSo Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
- Luke 23:53σινδόνι · in a linen clothThen he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.