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Lexicon :: Strong's G4699 - spongos

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σπόγγος
Transliteration
spongos (Key)
Pronunciation
spong'-gos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps of foreign origin
mGNT
3x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
3x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

σπόγγος spóngos, spong'-gos; perhaps of foreign origin; a "sponge":—spunge.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4699 in the following manner: spunge (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4699 in the following manner: spunge (3x).
  1. sponge

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σπόγγος spóngos, spong'-gos; perhaps of foreign origin; a "sponge":—spunge.
STRONGS G4699:
σπόγγος, σπογγου, (perhaps akin is fungus; Curtius, § 575), from Homer down, sponge: Matthew 27:48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
27:48
Mark
15:36
John
19:29

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4699 matches the Greek σπόγγος (spongos),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:48 - One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:36 - One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:29 - A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips.
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