God & Savior

Mark 15:36

And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
Mark 15:36
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Original language (Greek)

δραμὼν δέ τις καὶ γεμίσας σπόγγον ὄξους, περιθεὶς καλάμῳ ἐπότιζεν αὐτόν λέγων· ἄφετε, ἴδωμεν εἰ ἔρχεται Ἠλίας καθελεῖν αὐτόν.

  1. δραμὼνdramōn“Having run”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from τρέχω · “to run” · Strong's G5143
  2. δέde“then”
    Conjunction · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. τιςtis“someone”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  4. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. γεμίσαςgemisas“having filled”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from γεμίζω · “to fill” · Strong's G1072
  6. σπόγγονspongon“a sponge”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from σπόγγος · “sponge” · Strong's G4699
  7. ὄξους,oxous“with vinegar,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὄξος · “vinegar” · Strong's G3690
  8. περιθεὶςperitheis“having put”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from περιτίθημι · “to put on” · Strong's G4060
  9. καλάμῳkalamō“on a reed”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from κάλαμος · “reed/stick/pen” · Strong's G2563
  10. ἐπότιζενepotizen“was giving to drink”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποτίζω · “to water” · Strong's G4222
  11. αὐτόνauton“him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. λέγων·legōn“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  13. ἄφετε,aphete“Wait!”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἀφίημι · “to release” · Strong's G0863G
  14. ἴδωμενidōmen“let us see”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  15. εἰei“if”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  16. ἔρχεταιerchetai“comes”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  17. ἨλίαςĒlias“Elijah”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἡλίας · “Elijah” · Strong's G2243
  18. καθελεῖνkathelein“to take down”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from καθαιρέω · “to take down” · Strong's G2507
  19. αὐτόν.auton“him.”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)