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σινδών G4616
G4616 is the Greek word σινδών, transliterated sindṓn. The King James Version most often renders it linen.
What it means
byssos, i.e. bleached linen (the cloth or a garment of it).
Where it comes from
of uncertain (perhaps foreign) origin.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (fine) linen (cloth).
Verses using σινδών
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Mark 14:51 · KJV
And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
Mark 14:52 · KJV
And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
Mark 15:46 · KJV
And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
Luke 23:53 · KJV
And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
Common questions
What does Strong's G4616 mean?
G4616 is the Greek word σινδών (sindṓn), meaning byssos, i.e. bleached linen (the cloth or a garment of it).
How is G4616 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it linen (2 times), having a linen cloth (1 time), linen cloth (1 time), fine linen (1 time).
How many times does G4616 appear in the Bible?
σινδών (sindṓn) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G4616 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: of uncertain (perhaps foreign) origin.
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