noun · neuter
lentiem
Greekλέντιον (lention)
Strong’sG3012
a towel, apron
stem lenti-2 times in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† λέντιον, -ου, τό (Lat. linteum),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3012 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlen'-tee-on
a "linen" cloth, i.e. apron
Fromof Latin origin;
King Jamestowel.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | lentiem | lentieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | lentieu | lentieiu |
| to, for dative | lentie1×λεντίῳ | lentiei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
lentie is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
lentie“towel”to, fordative singular1×
John 13:5“towel”eita ballatō hudōrem eis ton niptēron, kai archeta niptarō toin podoin toiu mathētoiu kai ekmassarō te lentie he ate diazōnerētos.After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.
lentiem1×
John 13:4“towel”egeiritō ek teu deipneu kai tithatō teim himatieim kai lambaratos lentiem diazōnata heauton;So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.