Joh 19:29 | RWP | e4.org | Was set ( εκειτο ). Imperfect middle. John, as eyewitness, had noticed it there. Of vinegar ( οξους ). Not vinegar drugged with myrrh ( ) and gall ( ) which Jesus had refused just before the crucifixion. Sponge ( σπογγον ). Old word, in N.T. only here, ; , our "sponge." They put ( περιθεντες ). Second aorist active participle of περιτιθημ , to place around. Upon hyssop ( υσσωπω ). A reed ( καλαμω ) as Mark and Matthew have it. The reed of the hyssop bush was only three or four feet long.

‏ John 19:29

Was set ( εκειτο ). Imperfect middle. John, as eyewitness, had noticed it there.

Of vinegar ( οξους ). Not vinegar drugged with myrrh (Mr 15:23) and gall (Mt 27:34) which Jesus had refused just before the crucifixion.

Sponge ( σπογγον ). Old word, in N.T. only here, Mr 15:36; Mt 27:48, our "sponge."

They put ( περιθεντες ). Second aorist active participle of περιτιθημ, to place around.

Upon hyssop ( υσσωπω ).

A reed ( καλαμω ) as Mark and Matthew have it. The reed of the hyssop bush was only three or four feet long.