What does ὄξος · ὕσσωπος mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G3690, G5301
ὄξος / ὕσσωπος
Vinegar · "hyssop"
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ὄξος G3690 vinegar
Pronunciation óxos
Sour wine drink of laborers and soldiers, marking Jesus's humiliation through lowest-class refreshment.
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ὕσσωπος G5301 "hyssop"
Pronunciation hýssōpos
Plant used in OT ritual purification sprinklings; branch held Christ's sponge at crucifixion.
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What does ὄξος / ὕσσωπος (oxos / hyssōpos) mean in the Bible?
ὄξος · ὕσσωπος is a Greek phrase meaning "Sour wine/hyssop; Scripture fulfillment with Passover and cleansing resonance.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3690, G5301?
G3690, G5301 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Sour wine/hyssop; Scripture fulfillment with Passover and cleansing resonance.
Source Gloss
Sour wine/hyssop; Scripture fulfillment with Passover and cleansing resonance.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Genitive (4) Number pattern Singular (6)
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 27:48 · Mark 15:36 · John 19:29 4×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 23:36 · John 19:30 2×
Word Origins
ὄξος / ὕσσωπος is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain