Matthew 27:48

New English Translation

⁴⁸Immediately^[a] one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine,^[b] put it on a stick,^[c] and gave it to him to drink.

Matthew 27:48 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
Matthew 27:48 sn Sour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.
Matthew 27:48 tn Grk “a reed.”

New English Translation (NET)