σουδαρίῳ: [1 verse] ( noun sg neut dat ) "Napkin" is soudarion, which means a "towel" or "napkin". -- "Napkin" is another word that Jesus only uses here. It means "towel" or "napkin", but the sense is a smaller square of cloth, used like a handkerchief. In Jesus's time, people often kept money tied up in cloth, creating a bag.