Towel
λέντιονStrong’s G3012lention
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Lention is the Greek word usually translated “towel”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.”
Meaning
Usually translated “towel”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a towel 1
- towel 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
λέντιον lention · towel
λέντιον, -ου, τό (Lat. linteum), a linen cloth, towel: Jhn.13:4-5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “towel” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TOW'EL, noun
A cloth used for wiping the hands and for other things.
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.