Easton's Bible Dictionary: Handkerchief
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Only once in Authorized Version (
Acts 19:12
). The Greek word (sudarion) so rendered means properly "a sweat-cloth." It is rendered "napkin" in
John 11:44
;
20:7
;
Luke 19:20
.
Easton's Bible Dictionary