Bible dictionaries
Napkin
What Bible dictionaries say about “Napkin”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Napkin - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
(Gr. soudarion, John 11:44; 20:7; Lat. sudarium, a "sweat-cloth"), a cloth for wiping the sweat from the face. But the word is used of a wrapper to fold money in (Luke 19:20), and as an article of dress, a "handkerchief" worn on the head (Acts 19:12).
Napkin - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
NAPKIN, n. [nape, cloth; of which napkin is a diminutive.]
1. A cloth used for wiping the hands; a towel.
2. A handkerchief.
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
nap'-kin (soudarion; Latin sudarium): In Lu 19:20, the cloth in which the "unprofitable servant" wrapped the money of his lord; compare Joh 11:44; 20:7; see DRESS, sec. 7; HANDKERCHIEF.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915