4699. spoggos
Strong's Lexicon
spoggos: Sponge

Original Word: σπόγγος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: spoggos
Pronunciation: spong'-gos
Phonetic Spelling: (spong'-gos)
Definition: Sponge
Meaning: a sponge.

Word Origin: Of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a Semitic source due to its use in ancient Greek and Roman contexts.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "spoggos," the concept of offering vinegar or sour wine is related to the Hebrew word "חֹמֶץ" (chometz), which means vinegar.

Usage: The term "spoggos" refers to a sponge, a porous, absorbent material used in ancient times for various purposes, including cleaning and medical applications. In the New Testament, it is specifically mentioned in the context of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, sponges were natural sea sponges harvested from the Mediterranean Sea. They were valued for their ability to absorb liquids and were commonly used in households, baths, and medical practices. Sponges were also used in Roman military and public sanitation practices, such as cleaning soldiers' armor or in public latrines.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a sponge
NASB Translation
sponge (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4699: σπόγγος

σπόγγος, σπογγου, (perhaps akin is fungus; Curtius, § 575), from Homer down, sponge: Matthew 27:48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
a sponge

Perhaps of foreign origin; a "sponge" -- spunge.

Forms and Transliterations
σπογγον σπόγγον σποδιάν σποδιάς σποδοειδείς σποδοειδή spongon spóngon
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 27:48 N-AMS
GRK: καὶ λαβὼν σπόγγον πλήσας τε
NAS: and taking a sponge, he filled
KJV: and took a spunge, and filled
INT: and having taken a sponge having filled [it] and

Mark 15:36 N-AMS
GRK: καὶ γεμίσας σπόγγον ὄξους περιθεὶς
NAS: and filled a sponge with sour wine,
KJV: and filled a spunge full of vinegar,
INT: and having filled a sponge with vinegar having put [it] on

John 19:29 N-AMS
GRK: ὄξους μεστόν σπόγγον οὖν μεστὸν
NAS: they put a sponge full
KJV: they filled a spunge with vinegar,
INT: of vinegar full a sponge therefore having filled

Strong's Greek 4699
3 Occurrences


σπόγγον — 3 Occ.

















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