σουδάριον

soudárion

face cloth

A piece of cloth used for wiping perspiration from the face, or for binding around the head or face—especially of a corpse. In general use, denotes a sweat-cloth or face-cloth, typically of linen, functioning either as a personal item for cleanliness or in funerary context for wrapping the head of the deceased. Occasionally used more broadly for a scarf or head covering, but characteristically references a cloth associated with the face.

G4676

John 20:7 · Word #3

Lexicon G4676

Lemmaσουδάριον
Transliterationsoudárion
Strong'sG4676
DefinitionA piece of cloth used for wiping perspiration from the face, or for binding around the head or face—especially of a corpse. In general use, denotes a sweat-cloth or face-cloth, typically of linen, functioning either as a personal item for cleanliness or in funerary context for wrapping the head of the deceased. Occasionally used more broadly for a scarf or head covering, but characteristically references a cloth associated with the face.

Morphology N ACC N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseface cloth
Literalface-cloth

Lexical Info

Lemmaσουδάριον
Strong'sG4676

SIBI-P1 Translation G4676-03

face-cloth

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative singular, neuter (Gr,N,,,,,ANS); denotes one object functioning as a direct object in its clause.
Rendering Rationale"Face-cloth" preserves the core sense of a cloth used for wiping the face or binding it, reflecting the Latin-derived root meaning tied to sweat and facial covering. The accusative singular form denotes one specific cloth as the direct object, which in English remains singular without case marking.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

face-cloth

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 'face-cloth' is root-faithful and contextually accurate for 'σουδάριον'.
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