ὕσσωπος

Etymology
From some source. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) A species of
 * 2)  used to translate 🇨🇬,

Usage notes

 * Although the taxonomic name Hyssopus is ultimately derived from this term, in Ancient Greek it doesn't refer to the same plant. Likewise, although biblical usage refers to, non-biblical usage such as in ' seems to refer to some other species of.
 * Some scholars consider the occurrence in John 19:29 of the Christian New Testament to be a scribal error:
 * In early manuscripts with no spacing between words and no diacritics, it would be very easy to repeat letters, so might have been copied as . A spear,  (dative singular ), makes much more sense here than a low-growing herb, but the highly symbolic association of ὕσσωπος with the Passover would be too good for later scribes to question.
 * In early manuscripts with no spacing between words and no diacritics, it would be very easy to repeat letters, so might have been copied as . A spear,  (dative singular ), makes much more sense here than a low-growing herb, but the highly symbolic association of ὕσσωπος with the Passover would be too good for later scribes to question.