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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4616. σινδών (sindón) -- Linen cloth, shroud</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4616.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/10-46.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4616.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4616</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4615.htm" title="4615">◄</a> 4616. sindón <a href="../greek/4617.htm" title="4617">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sindón: Linen cloth, shroud</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">σινδών</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>sindón<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sin-DONE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(sin-done')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Linen cloth, shroud<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>fine linen, a linen cloth.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Of uncertain origin, possibly of Semitic origin.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with linen is "שֵׁשׁ" (shesh, Strong's H8336), which refers to fine linen used in priestly garments and other sacred contexts.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "sindón" refers to a fine linen cloth, often used as a garment or a burial shroud. In the New Testament, it is specifically associated with the burial practices of the time, highlighting its use as a material for wrapping the deceased.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near East, linen was a valuable fabric, often associated with purity and wealth. The use of a linen shroud for burial was a sign of respect and honor for the deceased. Linen was also used in religious contexts, such as the garments of the priests in the Jewish temple, symbolizing purity and holiness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>fine linen cloth<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>linen cloth (4), linen sheet (2).<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 4616: σινδών</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σινδών</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σινδονος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (of uncertain origin; Sanskrit<span class="latin">sindhu</span> (Egyptian,<span class="latin">sehenti</span> or 'sent'; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, Fremdwörter under the word); the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">סָדִין</span>, <a href="/interlinear/judges/14-12.htm">Judges 14:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/29-42.htm">Proverbs 29:42</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Prov. 31:24>), <span class="accented">fine cloth</span> (Latin<span class="latin">sindon</span>), i. e.: <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">linen cloth,</span> especially that which was fine and costly, in which the bodies of the dead were wrapped: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-59.htm">Matthew 27:59</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/15-46.htm">Mark 15:46</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/23-53.htm">Luke 23:53</a> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 2, 86 who says of the Egyptians, <span class="greek2">κατειλισσουσι</span> <span class="greek2">πᾶν</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">σῶμα</span> <span class="greek2">σινδονος</span> <span class="greek2">βυσσινης</span> (see Wilkinson's note in Rawlinson's <span class="abbreviation">Herod.</span> 3rd edition, the passage cited)). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">thing made of fine cloth</span>: so of a light and loose garment worn at night over the naked body, <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-51.htm">Mark 14:51</a>f (others suppose a sheet rather than a shirt to be referred to; <span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">linen cloth</span>; cf. <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> American edition, under the word Sheets). (Besides <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span>, the writers <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Strabo</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, others use the word.)<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>fine linen. <p>Of uncertain (perhaps foreign) origin; byssos, i.e. Bleached linen (the cloth or a garment of it) -- (fine) linen (cloth). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>σινδονα σινδόνα σινδόνας σινδονι σινδόνι sindona sindóna sindoni sindóni<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/matthew/27-59.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:59</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτὸ ἐν <b>σινδόνι</b> καθαρᾷ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and wrapped it in a clean <span class="itali">linen cloth,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it in a clean <span class="itali">linen cloth,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-59.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> it in <span class="itali">a linen cloth</span> clean<p><b><a href="/text/mark/14-51.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:51</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῷ περιβεβλημένος <b>σινδόνα</b> ἐπὶ γυμνοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Him, wearing <span class="itali">[nothing but] a linen sheet</span> over<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> young man, <span class="itali">having a linen cloth</span> cast<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-51.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him having cast <span class="itali">a linen cloth</span> about [his] naked [body]<p><b><a href="/text/mark/14-52.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:52</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καταλιπὼν τὴν <b>σινδόνα</b> γυμνὸς ἔφυγεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But he pulled free <span class="itali">of the linen sheet</span> and escaped<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he left <span class="itali">the linen cloth,</span> and fled<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-52.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having left behind the <span class="itali">linen cloth</span> naked he fled<p><b><a href="/text/mark/15-46.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 15:46</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἀγοράσας <b>σινδόνα</b> καθελὼν αὐτὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Joseph bought <span class="itali">a linen</span> cloth,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he bought <span class="itali">fine linen,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15-46.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And having bought <span class="itali">a linen cloth</span> having taken down him<p><b><a href="/text/mark/15-46.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 15:46</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐνείλησεν τῇ <b>σινδόνι</b> καὶ ἔθηκεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a linen <span class="itali">cloth,</span> took Him down,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and wrapped him <span class="itali">in the linen,</span> and laid<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15-46.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he wrapped [him] in the <span class="itali">linen cloth</span> and laid<p><b><a href="/text/luke/23-53.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 23:53</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐνετύλιξεν αὐτὸ <b>σινδόνι</b> καὶ ἔθηκεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and wrapped <span class="itali">it in a linen cloth,</span> and laid<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and wrapped it <span class="itali">in linen,</span> and laid<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23-53.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he wrapped it <span class="itali">in a linen cloth</span> and placed<p><b><a href="/greek/4616.htm">Strong's Greek 4616</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4616.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/sindona_4616.htm">σινδόνα — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sindoni_4616.htm">σινδόνι — 3 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4615.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4615"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4615" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4617.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4617"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4617" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>