noun · masculine
spongos
Greekσπόγγος (spongos)
Strong’sG4699
a sponge
stem spong-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* σπόγγος, -ου, ὁ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4699 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidspong'-gos
a "sponge"
Fromperhaps of foreign origin;
King Jamesspunge.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | spongos | spongois |
| object accusative | spongon3×σπόγγον | spongoin |
| direct address vocative | spongor | spongoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | spongou | spongoiu |
| to, for dative | spongo | spongoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
spongo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
spongon“sponge”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 27:48“sponge”kai eutheōs trecharatos henos ek autoiu kai lambaratos spongon pimplēaratos tē oxeu kai perititharatos kalamo potizate auton.One 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.
Mark 15:36“sponge”trecharatos de tinos kai gemizaratos spongon oxeu perititharatos kalamo potizate auton, legarōtos; Afiēkavar horaneia ei erchetō Ēliaos kathairara auton.And 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.”
John 19:29“sponge”skeuem keiete oxeu mestem; spongon oun meston teu oxeu hussōpa perititharatois prosferala autou te stome.A 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.