KJV

KJV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

The Blue Letter Bible
Study Resources :: Dictionaries :: Handkerchief

Dictionaries :: Handkerchief

Choose a new font size and typeface
Easton's Bible Dictionary

Handkerchief:

Only once in Authorized Version (Act 19:12). The Greek word (sudarion) so rendered means properly "a sweat-cloth." It is rendered "napkin" in Jhn 11:44; 20:7; Luk 19:20.

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Handkerchief:

han'-ker-chif (soudarion): A loan-word from the Latin sudarium, found in plural in Ac 19:12, soudaria; compare sudor, "perspiration"; literally, "a cloth used to wipe off perspiration." Elsewhere it is rendered "napkin" (Lu 19:20; Joh 11:44; 20:7)

See DRESS

See NAPKIN

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
1 Strong's Number: g4676 Greek: soudarion

Handkerchief:

a Latin word, sudarium (from sudor, "sweat"), denotes

(a) "a cloth for wiping the face," etc., Luk 19:20; Act 19:12;

(b) "a headcovering for the dead," Jhn 11:44; 20:7.
See NAPKIN.

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
KJV
 [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
KJV

Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

CONTENT DISCLAIMER:

The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of Scripture. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry.