G4699 σπόγγος
Strong's Greek Concordance · 3 KJV occurrences
σπόγγος
spóngos
Definition
a "sponge"
KJV Renderings
spunge
Derivation / Etymology
perhaps of foreign origin;
KJV Verses (3)
- Matthew 27:48And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
- Mark 15:36And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
- John 19:29Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.