Bible Encyclopedias
Towel
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(λέντιον, for Lat. linteum, a linen cloth, John 13:4-5) was the apron worn by servants and persons in waiting (see Galen, De Comp. Med. c. 9; Sueton. Calig. 26). (See APRON).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Towel'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/t/towel.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.