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σιμικίνθιον
simikinthion
G4612
G:N-N Greek

apron

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Simikinthion refers to cloth items carried from a person's skin to the sick in Acts 19:12.

The attested use denotes cloth items that had touched a person's skin and were carried to the sick in Acts 19:12.

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  1. Cloth items carried to the sick · dominant

    In Acts 19:12, the accusative plural neuter form occurs among items carried away after touching a person's skin; the APB renders the clause, "even cloths or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 19:12, the APB includes "aprons" alongside "cloths" in its rendering of the clause. The precise English correspondence of the Greek form remains uncertain.

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