Graveclothes
κειρίαStrong’s G2750keiria
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Keiria is the Greek word usually translated “linen strips”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.”
Meaning
Usually translated “linen strips”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- with linen strips 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
κειρία keiria · graveclothes
κειρία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX: Pro.7:16 (מַרְבַד)* ;] a vernacular word, 1 1, a bed-cord (Aristoph., AV., 816; Pr, l.with). 2. In pl., swathings (cf. Field, Notes, 96 f.): Jhn.11:44.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “graveclothes” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GRA'VE-CLOTHES, noun
The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.