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In the New Testament, it is used to describe a cloth associated with burial practices, specifically the face cloth used to cover the head of a deceased person.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, a "soudarion" was a common item used for personal hygiene, such as wiping sweat or cleaning the face. In Jewish burial customs, a separate cloth was often used to cover the face of the deceased, distinct from the larger linen wrappings for the body. This practice is reflected in the New Testament accounts of Jesus' burial.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Latin origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a handkerchief, a head cloth (for the dead)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cloth (1), face-cloth (1), handkerchief (1), handkerchiefs (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4676: σουδάριον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σουδάριον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σουδαριου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (a Latin word,<span class="latin">sudarium</span>, from sudor, sweat; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 18 (16)), <span class="accented">a handkerchief,</span> i. e. a cloth for wiping the perspiration from the face and for cleaning the nose: <a href="/interlinear/luke/19-20.htm">Luke 19:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/19-12.htm">Acts 19:12</a>; also used in swathing the head of a corpse (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">napkin</span>), <a href="/interlinear/john/11-44.htm">John 11:44</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/20-7.htm">John 20:7</a>. (Cf. <span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span>, under the word <TOPIC:Handkerchief>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>handkerchief, napkin. <p>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. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>σουδαρια σουδάρια σουδαριον σουδάριον σουδαριω σουδαρίω σουδαρίῳ soudaria soudária soudario soudariō soudaríoi soudaríōi soudarion soudárion<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/19-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 19:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Singular">N-DNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀποκειμένην ἐν <b>σουδαρίῳ</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I kept put away <span class="itali">in a handkerchief;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> kept laid up in <span class="itali">a napkin:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/19-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> laid up in <span class="itali">a handkerchief</span><p><b><a href="/text/john/11-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 11:44</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Singular">N-DNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὄψις αὐτοῦ <b>σουδαρίῳ</b> περιεδέδετο λέγει</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was wrapped around <span class="itali">with a cloth.</span> Jesus<br><a href="/kjvs/john/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> was bound about <span class="itali">with a napkin.</span> Jesus<br><a href="/interlinear/john/11-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> face of him <span class="itali">with a handkerchief</span> bound about says<p><b><a href="/text/john/20-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 20:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὸ <b>σουδάριον</b> ὃ ἦν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and the face-cloth</span> which had been<br><a href="/kjvs/john/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And <span class="itali">the napkin,</span> that was<br><a href="/interlinear/john/20-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">handkerchief</span> which was<p><b><a href="/text/acts/19-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 19:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">χρωτὸς αὐτοῦ <b>σουδάρια</b> ἢ σιμικίνθια</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> so <span class="itali">that handkerchiefs</span> or aprons<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto the sick <span class="itali">handkerchiefs</span> or aprons,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> skin of him <span class="itali">hankerchiefs</span> or aprons<p><b><a href="/greek/4676.htm">Strong's Greek 4676</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4676.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/soudaria_4676.htm">σουδάρια — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/soudario__4676.htm">σουδαρίῳ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/soudarion_4676.htm">σουδάριον — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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