Nusso describes the soldier’s completed act of thrusting into Jesus’ side with a spear.

The attested use describes a completed act in which a soldier thrusts into Jesus’ side with a spear, followed by blood and water coming out.

1. Thrusting into a person’s side · dominant

   In John 19:34, the aorist active indicative form names the soldier’s completed action against Jesus’ side in the clause involving a spear; the APB renders the verse, "Instead, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out."

   John 19:34

In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 19:34, the APB presents the action as "pierced his side with a spear." This reflects the verse’s clause rather than isolating the term independently.