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σπόγγος

spongos · sponge

Greek word · Strong’s number G4699 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

spongos (σπόγγος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sponge”.

How to say it

spon·gos

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A soft sea material that soaks up liquid and holds it.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Where it appears

  • Matthew 27:48

    And at once one of them ran and took a sponge, and filled it with sour wine, and putting it on a reed, he was giving him a drink.

  • Mark 15:36

    And someone ran, and filling a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and was giving him a drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down.”

  • John 19:29

    A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so putting a sponge full of the sour wine on hyssop, they held it to his mouth.