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σπόγγος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
σπόγγος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
spongos
Simplified transliteration: 
spongos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4699
GK Number: 
5074
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
sponge
Definition: 
a sponge, Mt. 27:48; Mk. 15:36; Jn. 19:29*

Greek-English Concordance for σπόγγος

Matthew 27:48 And one of them at once ran and got a sponge (spongon | σπόγγον | acc sg masc), filled it with sour wine, put it on a staff, and gave it to him to drink.
Mark 15:36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge (spongon | σπόγγον | acc sg masc) with sour wine, put it on a staff, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Permit me; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.”
John 19:29 A jar full of sour wine was there, so they attached a sponge (spongon | σπόγγον | acc sg masc) soaked in the sour wine to a stalk of hyssop and held it to his mouth.