UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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σπόγγος

MainId: 004601000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: σ

StrongCodes: G4699

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004601001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: σπόγγος

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004601001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 6.133

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Containers

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-02-14 22:53:04

         DefinitionShort: a porous material used to absorb liquid

         Glosses: sponge

         Comments: In the only type of NT context in which σπόγγος occurs ({S:04002704800018}; {S:04101503600012}; {S:04301902900010}), it serves as a container for cheap wine offered to Jesus on the cross.

      LEXReferences: MAT 27:48, MARK 15:36, YHN 19:29