Quick Definition
σινδών, όνος, ἡ n.f. a linen cloth
Strong's Definition
of uncertain (perhaps foreign) origin; byssos, i.e. bleached linen (the cloth or a garment of it)
KJV Usage: (fine) linen (cloth)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -όνος
6.155 · Artifacts · Cloth, Leather, and Objects Made of Such Materials
linen cloth linen cloth of good quality In a number of languages there is no term for ‘linen,’ and though a word for ‘linen’ may be borrowed, what is important in the NT contexts in which σινδών occurs is primarily the quality of the cloth, not the material of which it was made. Accordingly, many translators have used an expression such as ‘fine cloth’ or ‘good cloth.’
MAT 27:59 · MRK 14:51 · MRK 14:52 · MRK 15:46 · MRK 15:46 · LUK 23:53
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σινδών, -dvos. ἡ, (of uncertain origin; Skr. sindhu [Egypt. ‘schenti’ or ‘sent’; ef. Vanicek, Fremdworter, s.v.]; Sept. for 10, Jude. xiv. 12 sq.; Prov. xxix. 42 (xxxi. 24)), fine cloth (Lat. sindon), i.e. 1. linen cloth, esp. that which was fine and costly, in which the bodies of the dead were wrapped: Mt. xxvii. 59; Mk. xv. 46; Lk. xxiii. 53, (cf. Hdt. 2, 86 who says of the Egyptians, κατειλίσσουσι πᾶν τὸ σῶμα σινδόνος βυσσίνης [see Wilkinson’s note in Rawlinson’s Herod. 3d ed. lc.]). 2. thing made of fine cloth: so of alight and loose garment worn at night over the naked body, Mk. xiv. 51 sq. [others suppose a sheet rather than a shirt to be referred to; A. V. linen cloth; cf. B.D. Am. ed. s. v. Sheets}. (Besides Hdt., the writers Sopns Thuce., Strabo, Leian., al., use the word.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
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, Mt. 27:59; Mk. 14:51, 52; 15:46; Lk. 23:53*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
σινδών, -όνος, ἡ
[in LXX: Jg 14:12, 13A, Pr 31:24 (סָדִין), I Mac 10:64 A * ;]
fine linen cloth;
as used for swathing dead bodies (cf. Hdt., ii, 86): Mt 27:59, Mk 15:46, Lk 23:53;
a garment or wrap of this material (cf. ICC, Jg, l.c.): Mk 14:51, 52.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
σινδών, “τὰ 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/s.c.), mention is made of 2 talents 5000 (9) drachmae as paid σινδόνων : cf. P Lond 29% (8.6. 160) (= I. p. 163). A σινδών ἰΞ described as καθαρά (cf. Mt 2759) in τό. 462° (iv/a.p.) (=I. p. 71), Part VII. , σιτιον and P Leid W#i-?? (ii/iii A.p.) (ΞΞ 11. p. 89). In δγὴ) 7544 we read σίνδονα ἐν τῇ éLwly]padyrar ἡ θεός, and immediately afterwards ἄλλας σινδόνας λαμπρᾶς τρεῖς. The use of the word for swathing dead bodies, as in Mt 2759, may be seen in the letter regarding funeral expenses, P Grenf II. 7777 (iit/iv A.D.) (= Selections, p. 121) τιμ[ὴ] σινδόνος (δραχμαὶ) Κ, ‘the price of a linen cloth 20 drachmae.” Cf. P Par 18 δὴ: (Rom.) a letter announcing the dispatch of a dead body—torti δὲ σημεῖον τῆς ταφῆς: σινδών ἐστιν ἐκτὸς ἔχων χρῆμα (/. χρῶμα 2) ῥόδινον. Σινδών is further illustrated by Field, Voces, p. 40. For the dim. σινδόνιον, see P Gen I. 80% (mid. iv/a.D.), and P Bilabel II. 96% (Byz.), and for σινδονίτης, “ἃ linen tunic,” see Sy// 653 (=" 736)17 (Andania—s.c. 92), also Menander Zap. 163. MGr σεντόνι, “ἐᾷ linen napkin.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
σινδών (sindōn) — linen. σινδών, όνος, ἡ (ὁ, [Refs 4th c.BC+], fine cloth, usually linen, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. βυσσίνης τελαμῶνες, used for mummies, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of surgeons' bandages, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. anything made of such cloth, garment of linen (sometimes muslin), [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐν εὐτελεῖ σ. [Refs 1st c.AD+]; napkin, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; ship's sail, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; flag, standard, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; cloth or sheet, σ. καθαρά [Refs 4th c.AD+] (so of a winding-sheet, [NT]sheets, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐντὸς σινδόνος within the veil, esoteric, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; ἔξω σ. exoteric, [Refs]