ὕσσωποςhýssōpos
hyssop, of which a bunch was used in ritual sprinklings: Hebrews 9:19; of a branch or rod (?) of hyssop, John 19:29.
Greek (New Testament) · G5301
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- John 19:29 A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips.
- Hebrews 9:19 For after Moses had read each of God’s commandments to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, and sprinkled both the book of God’s law and all the people, using hyssop branches and scarlet wool.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.