| Lexical Summary spongos: a spongeOriginal Word: σπόγγος Transliteration: spongos Phonetic Spelling: (spong'-gos) Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a sponge Meaning: a sponge Strong's Concordancea sponge Perhaps of foreign origin; a "sponge" -- spunge. Thayer's Greek LexiconSTRONGS NT 4699: σπόγγος σπόγγος, σπογγου, ὁ (perhaps akin is fungus; Curtius, § 575), from Homer down, sponge: Matthew 27:48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29. | 



