Definition
ὕσσωπος, -ου, ἡ
[in LXX for אֵזוֹב ;]
hyssop, of which a bunch was used in ritual sprinklings: Hebrews 9:19; of a branch or rod (?) of hyssop, John 19:29 (but see Field, Notes, 106 ff., for suggestion to substitute ὑσσῷ here).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὕσσωπος:
- אֵזוֹבe.zov“hyssop”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- John 19:29ὑσσώπῳ · a stalk of hyssopA jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.
- Hebrews 9:19ὑσσώπου · hyssopFor when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,