The Meaning of Matthew 27:48 Explained

Matthew 27:48

KJV: 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.

YLT: and immediately, one of them having run, and having taken a spunge, having filled it with vinegar, and having put it on a reed, was giving him to drink,

Darby: And immediately one of them running and getting a sponge, having filled it with vinegar and fixed it on a reed, gave him to drink.

ASV: And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

What is the context of Matthew 27:48?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Matthew 27:48 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 27:45-56 - The Broken Heart And The Rent Veil
With hushed hearts we stand in the presence of "that sight." It is the tragedy of time; the one supreme act of self-surrender; the unique unapproachable sacrifice and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world. It is here that myriads of sin-sick, terror-stricken souls, in every century, have found refuge. It is here that martyrs have been made strong to endure. It is here that Jacob's ladder rested, in the lower places of the earth, for He that ascended is the same also that first "descended into the lower parts of the earth." He became "obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross. Wherefore"¦." See Philippians 2:8.
The centurion had seen other crucified ones die, but never one like this. He recognized the superhuman elements of the scene. But for us, the emotions of this hour are not those of wonder, but of loving gratitude and faith. He "loved me" He "gave Himself up for me," Galatians 2:20. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 27

1  Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate
3  Judas hangs himself
19  Pilate, admonished of his wife,
20  and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas
27  Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;
33  crucified;
39  reviled;
50  dies, and is buried;
62  his tomb is sealed and watched

Greek Commentary for Matthew 27:48

Gave him to drink [εποτιζεν]
Imperfect of conative action, offered him a drink of vinegar on the sponge on a reed. Others interrupted this kindly man, but Jesus did taste this mild stimulant (John 19:30) for he thirsted (John 19:28). [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Matthew 27:48

Mark 15:36 Vinegar []
See on Matthew 27:48. [source]
John 19:29 Vinegar []
See on Matthew 27:48. [source]
John 19:29 Was set [εκειτο]
Imperfect middle. John, as eyewitness, had noticed it there. Of vinegar Not vinegar drugged with myrrh (Mark 15:23) and gall (Matthew 27:34) which Jesus had refused just before the crucifixion. Sponge Old word, in N.T. only here, Mark 15:36; Matthew 27:48, our “sponge.” They put Second aorist active participle of περιτιτημι — peritithēmi to place around. Upon hyssop A reed (καλαμωι — kalamōi) as Mark and Matthew have it. The reed of the hyssop bush was only three or four feet long. [source]

What do the individual words in Matthew 27:48 mean?

And immediately having run one of them having taken a sponge having filled [it] and with vinegar having put [it] on a reed gave to drink Him
καὶ εὐθέως δραμὼν εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν λαβὼν σπόγγον πλήσας τε ὄξους περιθεὶς καλάμῳ ἐπότιζεν αὐτόν

εὐθέως  immediately 
Parse: Adverb
Root: εὐθέως  
Sense: straightway, immediately, forthwith.
δραμὼν  having  run 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: τρέχω  
Sense: to run.
εἷς  one 
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: εἷς  
Sense: one.
λαβὼν  having  taken 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: λαμβάνω  
Sense: to take.
σπόγγον  a  sponge 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: σπόγγος  
Sense: sponge.
πλήσας  having  filled  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: πίμπλημι  
Sense: to fill.
ὄξους  with  vinegar 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Neuter Singular
Root: ὄξος  
Sense: vinegar.
περιθεὶς  having  put  [it]  on 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: περιτίθημι  
Sense: to place around, set about.
καλάμῳ  a  reed 
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular
Root: κάλαμος  
Sense: a reed.
ἐπότιζεν  gave  to  drink 
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ποτίζω  
Sense: to give to drink, to furnish drink.

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