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It is often associated with items used for covering or wrapping, particularly in contexts involving visions or symbolic representations.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Greco-Roman world, linen was a valuable textile, often used for clothing, sails, and various household items. Linen was prized for its durability and quality, and it was commonly used in religious and ceremonial contexts. The use of linen in biblical times also had symbolic connotations, often representing purity and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>fine linen, hence a sheet or sail<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>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 3607: ὀθόνη</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὀθόνη</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὀθονης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down); <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> <span class="accented">linen</span> (i. e. fine white linen for women's clothing; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, Fremdwörter, under the word). <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">linen cloth</span> (sheet or sail); so <a href="/interlinear/acts/10-11.htm">Acts 10:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/11-5.htm">Acts 11:5</a>.<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>sheet. <p>Of uncertain affinity; a linen cloth, i.e. (especially) a sail -- sheet. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>οθονην οθόνην ὀθόνην othonen othonēn othónen othónēn<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/acts/10-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 10:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τι ὡς <b>ὀθόνην</b> μεγάλην τέσσαρσιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a great <span class="itali">sheet</span> coming<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it had been a great <span class="itali">sheet</span> knit<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/10-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> certain as <span class="itali">a sheet</span> great by four<p><b><a href="/text/acts/11-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 11:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τι ὡς <b>ὀθόνην</b> μεγάλην τέσσαρσιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> like a great <span class="itali">sheet</span> lowered by four<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a great <span class="itali">sheet,</span> let down<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/11-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> certain like <span class="itali">a sheet</span> great by four<p><b><a href="/greek/3607.htm">Strong's Greek 3607</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3607.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/othone_n_3607.htm">ὀθόνην — 2 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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