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In the New Testament, it is specifically used to describe a towel used for washing and drying feet, highlighting its practical use in daily life and hospitality.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman world, washing feet was a common practice due to the dusty and dirty roads. It was customary for a host to provide water for guests to wash their feet upon entering a home. The act of washing feet was often performed by servants, symbolizing humility and service. The use of a "lention" or towel was integral to this practice, as it was used to dry the feet after washing.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a linen cloth, a towel<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>towel (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 3012: λέντιον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">λέντιον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">λεντιου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (a Latin word,<span class="latin">linteum</span>), <span class="accented">a linen cloth, towel</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Arrian</span> peripl. mar. rubr. 4): of the towel or apron, which servants put on when about to work (<span class="abbreviation">Suetonius</span>, Calig. 26), <a href="/interlinear/john/13-4.htm">John 13:4</a>f; with which it was supposed the nakedness of persons undergoing crucifixion was covered, <span class="abbreviation">Ev. Nicod.</span> c. 10; cf. Thilo, Cod. Apocrypha, p. 582f.<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>towel. <p>Of Latin origin; a "linen" cloth, i.e. Apron -- towel. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ελέπισε ελέπισεν λεντιον λέντιον λεντιω λεντίω λεντίῳ λέξεως λέξιν λέξις lentio lentiō lentíoi lentíōi lention léntion<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/john/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 13:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ λαβὼν <b>λέντιον</b> διέζωσεν ἑαυτόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and taking <span class="itali">a towel,</span> He girded<br><a href="/kjvs/john/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and took <span class="itali">a towel,</span> and girded himself.<br><a href="/interlinear/john/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and having taken <span class="itali">a towel</span> he girded himself<p><b><a href="/text/john/13-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 13:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Singular">N-DNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκμάσσειν τῷ <b>λεντίῳ</b> ᾧ ἦν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and to wipe <span class="itali">them with the towel</span> with which<br><a href="/kjvs/john/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to wipe <span class="itali">[them] with the towel</span> wherewith<br><a href="/interlinear/john/13-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to wipe [them] with the <span class="itali">towel</span> with which he was<p><b><a href="/greek/3012.htm">Strong's Greek 3012</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3012.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/lentio__3012.htm">λεντίῳ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/lention_3012.htm">λέντιον — 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'; </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/3011.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3011"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3011" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3013.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3013"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3013" /></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>