Soudarion σουδάριον

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Soudarion
σουδάριον
Transliterationsoudarion
Strong's numberG4676
LanguageGreek
Part of speechneuter noun
Glosshandkerchief
Occurrences4 in 4 verses
Most frequent inJohn (2)

Soudarion (Greek σουδάριον, Strong's G4676) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “handkerchief”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

σουδάριον, -ου, τό(Lat.),
handkerchief, kerchief: Luk.19:20, Act.19:12; used as a head covering for the dead, Jhn.11:44 20:7 (cf. Deiss., BS, 223).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVnapkin (3), handkerchiefs (1)
BSBcloth (2), piece of cloth (1), handkerchiefs (1)

Verses

Every verse with Soudarion, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Luke

John

Acts

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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