G3607: ὀθόνη
othónē · “sheet”
Definition
a linen cloth, i.e. (especially) a sail
KJV translates it as: sheet
Word origin: of uncertain affinity;
Extended definition
ὀθόνη, -ης, ἡ
(of Semitic origin, cf. Heb. אֵטוּן, yarn)
1. fine linen (Hom., al.).
2. Later, a sheet or sail: Act.10:11 11:5.†
(AS)
(of Semitic origin, cf. Heb. אֵטוּן, yarn)
1. fine linen (Hom., al.).
2. Later, a sheet or sail: Act.10:11 11:5.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G3607 is translated
- a sheet ×2
Bible verses with G3607 (othónē)
Othónē appears in 2 verses.
- Acts 10:11
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
- Acts 11:5
I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: