σινδών, σινδονος, ἡ (of uncertain origin; Sanskritsindhu (Egyptian,sehenti or 'sent'; cf. Vanicek, Fremdwörter under the word); the Sept. for ρΘγΔιο, Jdg_14:12; Proverbs 29:42 (), fine cloth (Latinsindon), i. e.: 1. linen cloth, especially that which was fine and costly, in which the bodies of the dead were wrapped: Mat_27:59; Mar_15:46; Luk_23:53 (cf. Herodotus 2, 86 who says of the Egyptians, κατειλισσουσι πᾶν τό σῶμα σινδονος βυσσινης (see Wilkinson's note in Rawlinson's Herod. 3rd edition, the passage cited)). 2. thing made of fine cloth: so of a light and loose garment worn at night over the naked body, Mar_14:51 f (others suppose a sheet rather than a shirt to be referred to; A. V. linen cloth; cf. B. D. American edition, under the word Sheets). (Besides Herodotus, the writers Sophocles, Thucydides, Strabo, Lucian, others use the word.)

σινδών sindōn 6x sindon; pr. fine Indian cloth; fine linen; in NT a linen garment, an upper garment or wrapper of fine linen, worn in summer by night, and used to envelope dead bodies, Mat_27:59 ; Mar_14:51-52 ; Mar_15:46 ; Luk_23:53

σινδών , -όνος , ἡ , [in LXX : Jdg_14:12-13 A, Pro_31:24 ( H5466 ), 1Ma_10:64 A * ;] fine linen cloth ; (a) as used for swathing dead bodies ( cf. Hdt ., ii, 86): Mat_27:59 , Mar_15:46 , Luk_23:53 ; (b) a garment or wrap of this material ( cf. ICC , Jg, l.c .): Mar_14:51-52 .†

σινδών [page 575] a fine linen cloth. The word is sometimes regarded as of Semitic origin (so Boisacq p. 866), but see Thackeray Gr . i. p. 36. Instances in our documents are common. In an account of payments, P Tebt I. 182 (late ii/B.C.), mention is made of 2 talents 5000 (?) drachmae as paid σινδόνων : cf. P Lond 29 .3 (B.C. 160) (= I. p. 163). A σινδών is described as καθαρά (cf. Mat_27:59 ) in ib . 46 .206 (iv/A.D.) (= I. p. 71), and P Leid W iii. 12 (ii/iii A.D.) (= II. p. 89). In Syll 754 .4 we read σίνδονα ἐν ᾗ ἐζω [γ ]ράφηται ἡ θεός , and immediately afterwards ἄλλας σινδόνας λαμπρᾶς τρεῖς . The use of the word for swathing dead bodies, as in Mat_27:59 , may be seen in the letter regarding funeral expenses, P Grenf II. 77 .27 (iii/iv A.D.) (= Selections , p. 121) τιμ [ὴ ] σινδόνος (δραχμαὶ ) κ―, the price of a linen cloth 20 drachmae. Cf. P Par 18 bis .10 (Rom.) a letter announcing the dispatch of a dead body ἔστιν δὲ σημεῖον τῆς ταφῆς· σινδών ἐστιν ἐκτὸς ἔχων χρῆμα ( l . χρῶμα ?) ῥόδινον . Σινδών is further illustrated by Field, Notes , p. 40. For the dim. σινδόνιον , see P Gen I. 80 .8 (mid. iv/A.D.), and P Bilabel II. 96 .6 (Byz.), and for σινδονίτης , a linen tunic, see Syll 653 (= .3 736) .17 (Andania-B.C. 92), also Menander Σαμ . 163. MGr σεντόνι , a linen napkin.

σινδών σινδών, όνος, ἡ, "sindon, a fine cloth", a kind of "cambric or muslin", (prob. derived from Ἰνδός, "Sind)", Hdt. ; σινδὼν βυσσίνη, used for mummy-cloth, id=Hdt. : generally, "fine linen", Soph. , Thuc. "a muslin garment", Luc.

σινδών, -όνος, ἡ [in LXX: Jdg.14:12-13 A, Pro.31:24 (סָדִין), 1Ma.10:64 A * ;] fine linen cloth; __(a) as used for swathing dead bodies (cf. Hdt., ii, 86): Mat.27:59, Mrk.15:46, Luk.23:53; __(b) a garment or wrap of this material (cf. ICC, Jg, l.with): Mrk.14:51-52.† (AS)