4676. soudarion
Strong's Lexicon
soudarion: Handkerchief, face cloth, napkin

Original Word: σουδάριον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: soudarion
Pronunciation: soo-dar'-ee-on
Phonetic Spelling: (soo-dar'-ee-on)
Definition: Handkerchief, face cloth, napkin
Meaning: a handkerchief, napkin.

Word Origin: From Latin "sudarium," derived from "sudor" meaning "sweat."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "soudarion," the concept of a cloth or covering can be related to Hebrew terms like "מטפחת" (mitpachat), meaning a cloth or covering.

Usage: The term "soudarion" refers to a cloth used for wiping sweat from the face, a handkerchief, or a napkin. 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.

Cultural and Historical Background: 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.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Latin origin
Definition
a handkerchief, a head cloth (for the dead)
NASB Translation
cloth (1), face-cloth (1), handkerchief (1), handkerchiefs (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4676: σουδάριον

σουδάριον, σουδαριου, τό (a Latin word,sudarium, from sudor, sweat; cf. Buttmann, 18 (16)), a handkerchief, i. e. a cloth for wiping the perspiration from the face and for cleaning the nose: Luke 19:20; Acts 19:12; also used in swathing the head of a corpse (A. V. napkin), John 11:44; John 20:7. (Cf. BB. DD., under the word .)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
handkerchief, napkin.

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.

Forms and Transliterations
σουδαρια σουδάρια σουδαριον σουδάριον σουδαριω σουδαρίω σουδαρίῳ soudaria soudária soudario soudariō soudaríoi soudaríōi soudarion soudárion
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 19:20 N-DNS
GRK: ἀποκειμένην ἐν σουδαρίῳ
NAS: I kept put away in a handkerchief;
KJV: kept laid up in a napkin:
INT: laid up in a handkerchief

John 11:44 N-DNS
GRK: ὄψις αὐτοῦ σουδαρίῳ περιεδέδετο λέγει
NAS: was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus
KJV: was bound about with a napkin. Jesus
INT: face of him with a handkerchief bound about says

John 20:7 N-ANS
GRK: καὶ τὸ σουδάριον ὃ ἦν
NAS: and the face-cloth which had been
KJV: And the napkin, that was
INT: and the handkerchief which was

Acts 19:12 N-ANP
GRK: χρωτὸς αὐτοῦ σουδάρια ἢ σιμικίνθια
NAS: so that handkerchiefs or aprons
KJV: unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons,
INT: skin of him hankerchiefs or aprons

Strong's Greek 4676
4 Occurrences


σουδάρια — 1 Occ.
σουδαρίῳ — 2 Occ.
σουδάριον — 1 Occ.

















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