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(Gr. soudarion, John 11:44; This unified study connects 4 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.
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Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
handkerchief, napkin
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Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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Only once in Authorized Version (Acts 19:12). The Greek word (sudarion) so rendered means properly "a sweat-cloth." It is rendered "napkin" in John 11:44; 20:7; Luke 19:20.
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(Gr. soudarion, John 11:44; 20:7; Lat. sudarium, a "sweat-cloth"), a cloth for wiping the sweat from the face. But the word is used of a wrapper to fold money in (Luke 19:20), and as an article of dress, a "handkerchief" worn on the head (Acts 19:12).
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