Dictionary entry

σινδών

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

σινδών, -όνος, ἡ

[in LXX: Jg 14:12, 13^A, Pr 31:24 (סָדִין), I Mac 10:64 A *;]

fine linen cloth;

(a) as used for swathing dead bodies (cf. Hdt., ii, 86): Mt 27:59, Mk 15:46, Lk 23:53;

(b) a garment or wrap of this material (cf. ICC, Jg, l.c.): Mk 14:51, 52.†