ὕσσωπος
"Hyssop"
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What does ὕσσωπος (hýssōpos) mean in the Bible?
ὕσσωπος (hýssōpos) is a Greek word meaning ""hyssop"". ὕσσωπος, -ου, ἡ [in LXX for אֵזוֹב ;] hyssop, of which a bunch was used in ritual sprinklings: Heb.
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Meaning
Plant used in OT ritual purification sprinklings; branch held Christ's sponge at crucifixion.
hyssop, of which a bunch was used in ritual sprinklings: Heb.9:19; of a branch or rod (?) of hyssop, Jhn.19:29 (but see Field, Notes, 106 ff., for suggestion to substitute ὑσσῷ here).
Grammatical Forms
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Cross-Language Connections
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Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
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