Word Study · Strong's G4699 · Greek

σπόγγος

spongos

spong'-gos

Strong's 1890 spelling: spóngos

“a "sponge"”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a "sponge"

Rendered in the KJV as

spunge.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

σπόγγον2
σπόγγον,1

How it is rendered · 2

a sponge2
a sponge,1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular3

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N-ASM · 3

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Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 3 · 33%
Mark1 of 3 · 33%
John1 of 3 · 33%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 27:48σπόγγον,spongonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularOne of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.here: a sponge,

Mark1 occurrence

Mark 15:36σπόγγονspongonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAnd someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”here: a sponge

John1 occurrence

John 19:29σπόγγονspongonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularA jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.here: a sponge

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