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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σινδών G4616
Pronunciation sindṓn
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 It a linen cloth 2× Mark 14:51, Mark 15:46
linen cloth 2× Matthew 27:59, Mark 14:52
cloth 1× Mark 15:46
in a linen cloth 1× Luke 23:53
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 27:59 σινδόνι to linen cloth Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Mark 14:51 σινδόνα to a linen cloth Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Mark 14:52 σινδόνα to linen cloth Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Mark 15:46 σινδόνα to a linen cloth Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Mark 15:46 σινδόνι to cloth Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Luke 23:53 σινδόνι to in a linen cloth Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 27:59
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 4 Luke 1
Source forms
σινδόνα 3x sindona Mark 14:51, Mark 14:52, Mark 15:46
σινδόνι 3x sindoni Matthew 27:59, Mark 15:46, Luke 23:53
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 3x Mark 14:51, Mark 14:52, Mark 15:46
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 3x Matthew 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's G4616
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 2 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
linen
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 27:59 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
σινδόνι sindoni
a linen cloth
Read verse Mark 14:51 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
σινδόνα sindona
a linen cloth
Read verse Mark 14:52 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
σινδόνα sindona
a linen cloth
Read verse Mark 15:46 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
σινδόνα, sindona
a linen cloth
Read verse Mark 15:46 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
σινδόνι, sindoni
a linen cloth
Read verse Luke 23:53 Noun 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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 27:59 · Mark 15:46 · Luke 23:53 3×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Mark 14:51 · Mark 14:52 · Mark 15:46 3×
Word Origins
σινδών is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain