- Original: λέντιον - Transliteration: Lention - Phonetic: len'-tee-on - Definition: 1. a linen cloth, towel a. of the towel or apron with which servants put on when about to work - Origin: of Latin origin - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: Of Latin origin; a linen cloth that is apron: - towel. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • towel, 2 Joh 13:4; Joh 13:5