What does σινδών (sindṓn) mean in the Bible?
σινδών (sindṓn): Fine linen cloth specifically for burial shrouds or garments, never for everyday wear.
Greek · G4616
σινδών
Linen
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σινδώνG4616
Pronunciationsindṓn
What does σινδών (sindṓn) mean in the Bible?
σινδών (sindṓn): Fine linen cloth specifically for burial shrouds or garments, never for everyday wear.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4616?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a linen cloth (2), linen cloth (2), cloth (1), in a linen cloth (1).
Where does σινδών (sindṓn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:59. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (4), Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita linen cloth2×Mark 14:51, Mark 15:46
linen cloth2×Matthew 27:59, Mark 14:52
cloth1×Mark 15:46
in a linen cloth1×Luke 23:53
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 27:59σινδόνιtolinen clothNoun - Dative Feminine SingularMark 14:51σινδόναtoa linen clothNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularMark 14:52σινδόναtolinen clothNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularMark 15:46σινδόναtoa linen clothNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularMark 15:46σινδόνιtoclothNoun - Dative Feminine SingularLuke 23:53σινδόνιtoin a linen clothNoun - Dative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 27:59
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark4Luke1
Source forms
σινδόνα3xsindonaMark 14:51, Mark 14:52, Mark 15:46
σινδόνι3xsindoniMatthew 27:59, Mark 15:46, Luke 23:53
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular3xMark 14:51, Mark 14:52, Mark 15:46
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular3xMatthew 27:59, Mark 15:46, Luke 23:53
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Fine linen cloth specifically for burial shrouds or garments, never for everyday wear.
Strong'sG4616
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms2 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
linen
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Fine linen cloth specifically for burial shrouds or garments, never for everyday wear.
fine linen cloth;
ba garment or wrap of this material (cf. ICC, Jg, l.with): Mrk.14:51-52.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 27:59Noun Dative Singular Feminine
σινδόνιsindoni
a linen cloth
Read verseMark 14:51Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
σινδόναsindona
a linen cloth
Read verseMark 14:52Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
σινδόναsindona
a linen cloth
Read verseMark 15:46Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
σινδόνα,sindona
a linen cloth
Read verseMark 15:46Noun Dative Singular Feminine
σινδόνι,sindoni
a linen cloth
Read verseLuke 23:53Noun Dative Singular Feminine
σινδόνι,sindoni
a linen cloth
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Singular · FeminineMatt 27:59 · Mark 15:46 · Luke 23:533×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMark 14:51 · Mark 14:52 · Mark 15:463×
Word Origins
σινδών is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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