{Was set} (ekeito). Imperfect middle. John, as
eyewitness, had noticed it there. {Of vinegar} (oxous). Not
vinegar drugged with myrrh ( Mr 15:23 ) and gall ( Mt 27:34 )
which Jesus had refused just before the crucifixion. {Sponge}
(spoggon). Old word, in N.T. only here,  Mr 15:36  Mt 27:48 ,
our "sponge." {They put} (perithentes). Second aorist active
participle of peritith(886d)i, to place around. {Upon hyssop}
(huss(9370)(9369)). {A reed} (kalam(9369)) as Mark and Matthew have it.
The reed of the hyssop bush was only three or four feet long.