noun · neuter
othoniem
Greekὀθόνιον (othonion)
Strong’sG3608
a linen bandage
stem othoni-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὀθόνιον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of ὀθόνη, q.v.), [in LXX: Jg 14:13 (סָדִין), Ho 2:5 (7), 9 (11) (פֵּשֶׁת)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3608 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidoth-on'-ee-on
a linen bandage
Fromneuter of a presumed derivative of G3607;
King Jameslinen clothes.
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 | othoniem | othonieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | othonieu | othonieiu1×ὀθονίων |
| to, for dative | othonie | othoniei1×ὀθονίοις |
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
othonie 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
othonieiu“linen cloths”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
John 20:7“linen cloths”kai tem soudariem, hem ate epi tau kefalau autou, ouk meta teiu othonieiu keierōtem alla chōris entulissirētem eis henon topon;The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
othoniei“linen cloths”to, fordative plural1×
John 19:40“linen cloths”lambala oun tem sōmem tou Iēsu kai dala autem othoniei meta teiu arōmeiu, kathōs ethem atō toi Ioudaioi entafiazarō.So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
othonieim3×
Luke 24:12“linen cloths”Tos de Petros anistanaratos trechata epi tem mnēmeiem; kai parakuptaratos blepatō teim othonieim moneim; kai aperchata pros heauton thaumazarōtos tem ginarētem.Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
John 20:5“linen cloths”kai parakuptaratos blepatō keierōteim teim othonieim, ouk mentoi eiserchata.He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
John 20:6“linen cloths”erchetō oun kai Simōnos Petros akoloutharōtos auto, kai eiserchata eis tem mnēmeiem; kai theōratō teim othonieim keierōteim,Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.