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A hyssop plant was used to offer Jesus a drink of vinegar (most likely attached/tied to a reed due to being to short to reach Jesus mouth) also the superscription placed above Jesus head was mistranslated in the gospel's.
What was hyssop used for in the Bible? - Symbol for purification
John 19:29
“Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.”
Below is the list of synonyms for hyssop.
thyme tansy fennel camomile savory licorice caraway herb chicory coriander tarragon catnip marjoram rosemary mint hyssop sage sorrel wintergreen Water cress arrowroot spearmint figwort clover Hyssopus Officinalis parsley herbaceous plant ginseng basil chervil food additive balm peppermint dill anise liverwort
transitive noun
herb Hyssopus Officinalis Genus Hyssopus herbaceous plant hyssopus
hyssop, (Hyssopus officinalis), evergreen garden herb of the mint family (Lamiaceae), grown for its aromatic leaves and flowers. The plant has a sweet scent and a warm bitter taste and has long been used as a flavouring for foods and beverages and as a folk medicine. Hyssop is native to the area ranging from southern Europe eastward to central Asia and has become naturalized in North America.
Hyssop is a small perennial plant about 0.5 metre (1.5 feet) high with slim woody quadrangular stems. The dotted narrow elliptical leaves are about 2 to 3 cm (0.8 to 1.2 inches) long and grow in pairs on the stem. Long, leafy, half-whorled spikes of little flowers—usually violet-blue, pink, red, or white—blossom in summer.
sativa hemp "reed"
Matthew 27:48
“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.”
Mark 15:36
“And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.”
John 19:29
“Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.”
On that same day!
John 19:21
21 "Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews."
If the Disciples mistranslated this superscription, or Scholars mistranslated? how possible is it that hys·sop was tied to a reed (undocumented) and lifted to his mouth? Hyssop is only 1.5' tall, many say it is not a reed or could reach Jesus mouth?
Now viewing scripture range from the book of John chapter 19:18 through chapter 19:21...
18 "Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst."
19 "And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS."
20 "This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin."
21 "Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews."
Matthew 27:37
“And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
Mark 15:26
“And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
Luke 23:38
“And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”