King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4699
Transliteration: spongos
Phonetic Spelling: (spong'-gos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a sponge
Meaning: a sponge
σπόγγος, σπογγου, ὁ (perhaps akin is fungus; Curtius, § 575), from Homer down, sponge: Matthew 27:48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29.
Word Summary
spongos: a sponge
Original Word: σπόγγοςTransliteration: spongos
Phonetic Spelling: (spong'-gos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a sponge
Meaning: a sponge
Strong's Concordance
a spongePerhaps of foreign origin; a "sponge" -- spunge.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4699: σπόγγοςσπόγγος, σπογγου, ὁ (perhaps akin is fungus; Curtius, § 575), from Homer down, sponge: Matthew 27:48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29.