King James Version
Matthew 27:48 in the King James Version says “And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to dr...” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.”
Matthew 27:48 · KJV
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said , This man calleth for Elias.
And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“ran”
G5143which uses ????? <pronunciation strongs="drem'-o"/> (the base of g1408) as alternate in certain tenses; to run or walk hastily (literally or figurativ
“of”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“filled”
G4130to "fill" (literally or figuratively (imbue, influence, supply)); specially, to fulfil (time)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“a reed”
G2563a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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