Lexical Summary soudarion: a handkerchief, a head cloth (for the dead) Original Word: σουδάριονTransliteration: soudarion Phonetic Spelling: (soo-dar'-ee-on) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: a handkerchief, a head cloth (for the dead) Meaning: a handkerchief, a head cloth (for the dead) Strong's Concordance handkerchief, napkin. Of Latin origin; a sudarium (sweat-cloth), i.e. Towel (for wiping the perspiration from the face, or binding the face of a corpse) -- handkerchief, napkin. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4676: σουδάριονσουδάριον, σουδαριου, τό (a Latin word,sudarium, from sudor, sweat; cf. Buttmann, 18 (16)), a handkerchief, i. e. a cloth for wiping the perspiration from the face and for cleaning the nose: Luke 19:20; Acts 19:12; also used in swathing the head of a corpse (A. V. napkin), John 11:44; John 20:7. (Cf. BB. DD., under the word |
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