Word Summary
lention: a linen cloth, a towel
Original Word: λέντιονTransliteration: lention
Phonetic Spelling: (len'-tee-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a linen cloth, a towel
Meaning: a linen cloth, a towel
Strong's Concordance
towel.
Of Latin origin; a "linen" cloth, i.e. Apron -- towel.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3012: λέντιονλέντιον,
λεντιου,
τό (a Latin word,
linteum),
a linen cloth, towel (
Arrian peripl. mar. rubr. 4): of the towel or apron, which servants put on when about to work (
Suetonius, Calig. 26),
John 13:4f; with which it was supposed the nakedness of persons undergoing crucifixion was covered,
Ev. Nicod. c. 10; cf. Thilo, Cod. Apocrypha, p. 582f.