σινδών, όνος, ἡ
(ὁ, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 153; _accusative_ _plural_ in 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus σινδούς, as εἰκούς from εἰκών)] Refs 4th c.BC+], fine cloth, usually linen, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.200, 2.95, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus [same place], 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 210.67; βρόχῳ μιτώδει σινδόνος [prev. author] “Ant.” 1222 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. βυσσίνης τελαμῶνες, used for mummies, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.86 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of surgeons' bandages, [[ [prev. author] 7.181 (but also ἐξ ἐρίου τὰς σ. ὑφαίνουσιν 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 4.7.7, compare 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 15.1.20). ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 anything made of such cloth, garment of linen (sometimes muslin), [[ “Michel” 832.19 (Samos, 4th c.BC), “PCair.Zen.” 176.255 (3rd c.BC), “SIG” 2754.5 (Pergam.), “PTeb.” 182 (2nd c.BC), “UPZ” 84.4 (2nd c.BC), 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Deor.Conc.” 10 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐν εὐτελεῖ σ. [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.340d] Refs 1st c.AD+]; napkin, [[ 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 3.66 ] Refs 4th c.AD+]; ship's sail, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 773.42 (Lyric poetry), 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “epigram” 39, 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 1.12 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; flag, standard, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.66.10 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; cloth or sheet, σ. καθαρά [[ “PLond.” 1.46.206 (4th c.AD)] Refs 4th c.AD+] (so of a winding-sheet, [[ NT.Matt.27.59, compare “PPar.” 18b is 10); σ. κοιτάριαι ] NT]sheets, [[ Edict.Diocl. 28.16, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.49 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐντὸς σινδόνος within the veil, esoteric, [[ 4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “de vita Pythagorica” 17.72 ] Refs 4th c.AD+]; ἔξω σ. exoteric, [[[prev. work] 18.89. ] Refs]