Greek

Hyssop

ὕσσωποςStrong’s G5301

hussōpos

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Hussōpos is the Greek word usually translated “on a hyssop stalk” and “hyssop”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.”

John 19:29 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “on a hyssop stalk” and “hyssop”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

on a hyssop stalk 1
hyssop 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

John 1
Hebrews 1

2 books in all.

Related words

Hyssop (ezov)

Explore in Scripture

Hebrews 9:19For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,

Greek dictionary

ὕσσωπος hussōpos · hyssop

ὕσσωπος, -ου, ἡ [in LXX for אֵזוֹב ;] 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).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.