John 19:29

29A vesselσκεῦοςhad been set [there]ἔκειτοof sour wineὄξουςfullμεστόν·a spongeσπόγγονthereforeοὖνfilledμεστὸνwithτοῦsour wineὄξουςa stalk of hyssopὑσσώπῳhaving put onπεριθέντεςthey broughtπροσήνεγκανitαὐτοῦto theτῷmouthστόματι.

A vessel had been set [there], full of sour wine; therefore, having put on a stalk of hyssop a sponge filled with sour wine, they brought it to the mouth.

Vocab difficulty

99.3

Rare words

  • σπόγγον

    σπόγγος

    a sponge.

  • ὑσσώπῳ

    ὕσσωπος

    hyssop, a stalk or stem of hyssop.