Potapos ποταπός
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| ποταπός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | potapos |
| Strong's number | G4217 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | interrogative pronoun |
| Gloss | of what kind? |
| Occurrences | 7 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (2) |
Potapos (Greek ποταπός, Strong's G4217) is a Greek interrogative pronoun meaning “of what kind?”. It occurs 7 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ποταπός
(late form of cl. ποδ-), -ή, -όν, [in LXX: Dan LXX Su 1:54* ;]
1. (= ποδαπός) from what country?
2. In late writers, = ποῖος, of what sort?: Mat.8:27, Mrk.13:1, Luk.1:29 7:39, 2Pe.3:11, 1Jn.3:1.†
(AS)
(late form of cl. ποδ-), -ή, -όν, [in LXX: Dan LXX Su 1:54* ;]
1. (= ποδαπός) from what country?
2. In late writers, = ποῖος, of what sort?: Mat.8:27, Mrk.13:1, Luk.1:29 7:39, 2Pe.3:11, 1Jn.3:1.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | manner (2), man (1), what (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | what kind (4), what manner (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Potapos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 8:27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
Mark
- Mark 13:1And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
Luke
- Luke 1:29And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
- Luke 7:39Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
2 Peter
- 2 Peter 3:11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness
1 John
- 1 John 3:1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).