Forms of the word

Dictionary
λέντιον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration
lention
Simplified transliteration
lention

Numbers

Strong's number
3012
GK Number
3317

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2c
Gloss
towel, likely made of linen
Definition
a coarse cloth, with which servants were girded, a towel, napkin, apron, Jn. 13:4, 5*

Greek-English Concordance for λέντιον

John 13:4 got up from the table, laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel (lention | λέντιον | acc sg neut), tied it around his waist.
John 13:5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel (lentiō | λεντίῳ | dat sg neut) tied around his waist.

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