Bandages
ὀθόνιονStrong’s G3608othonion
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Othonion is the Greek word usually translated “linen cloths” and “linen strips”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.”
Meaning
Usually translated “linen cloths” and “linen strips”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- linen cloths 3
- linen strips 1
- in linen cloths 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 4
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- John 19:40Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
- John 20:5And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
- John 20:6Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
- John 20:7And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
Greek dictionary
ὀθόνιον othonion · bandages
ὀθόνιον, -ου, τό (dimin. of ὀθόνη, which see), [in LXX: Jdg.14:13 (סָדִין), Hos.2:5, 9 (פִּשְׁתֶּה)* ;] a piece of fine linen, a linen cloth; Luk.24:12 (WH, R, mg., om.), Jhn.19:40 20:5-7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bandage” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BAND'AGE, noun
A fillet, roller, or swath, used in dressing and binding up wounds, restraining hemorrhages, and joining fractured and dislocated bones. Sometimes, the act or practice of applying bandages.
- Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over another
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.