interrogative or indefinite pronoun
potapos
Strong’sG4217
of what kind
stem potap-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 of 26 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ποταπός
(late form of cl. ποδ-), -ή, -όν, [in LXX: Da LXX Su 54*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4217 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
from what country?: hence, generally, whence? where born? Refs 5th c.BC+; of wine, π. ὁ Βρόμιο; Θάσιος Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 generally, of what sort? π. τὸ δῶρο; Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently in later Gr., NT+2nd c.AD+; in a play on both senses, π. τὸ γένο; πλούσιος Refs 2nd c.AD+; π. (i.e. κύων); οἷος.. μὴ δάκνειν Refs 4th c.BC+. adverb -πῶςRefs 2nd c.AD+; ποταπῶς Refs 2nd c.AD+ considers signification 2 un-Attic, but S. [prev. cited] is cited by Scholia 2nd c.BC: Dionysius Thrax Grammaticus p.239 H.: the spelling ποταπός (which is falsa lectio in Refs 2nd c.AD+ is found in later Gr., [same places] above,Refs 1st c.BC+ = Latin quod; for the termination compare ἀλλοδαπός (and see Refs 2nd c.AD+ by Phryn.[same place], Refs 9th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | potapos2×Ποταπός | potapas1×ποταπὴ | potapem | potapois1×ποταποὶ | potapais1×ποταπαὶ | potapeim |
| object accusative | potapon | potapan1×ποταπὴν | potapoin1×ποταποὺς | potapain | ||
| direct address vocative | potapor | potapar | potapoir | potapair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | potapou | potapau | potapeu | potapoiu | potapaiu | potapeiu |
| to, for dative | potapo | potapa | potape | potapoi | potapai | potapei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
potap is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
potapos“what sort of”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 8:27“what sort of”tois de anthrōpois thaumazala legarōntois; Potapos atō houtos hoti kai tois anemois …The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the …
Luke 1:29“what sort of”… epi to logo diatarassita kai dialogizote potapos atoiō tos aspasmos houtos.Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
potapas“what kind of”subjectnominative singular1×
Luke 7:39… ate profētos, gnōskate an tinas kai potapas tas gunaikas hotinas haptotō autou, hoti …… would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him — for she …
potapan“how great”objectaccusative singular1×
1 John 3:1“how great”horavar potapan agapan dōatē ni tos patros hina …… manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should …
potapois“what”subjectnominative plural1×
Mark 13:1“what”… henos toiu mathētoiu autou; Didaskalor, ide potapois lithois kai potapais oikodomais.… the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
potapoin“what sort of”objectaccusative plural1×
2 Peter 3:11“what sort of”Houteiu houtōs panteiu luorōnteiu potapoin datō huparcharō vin en hagiai anastrofai …… be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and …
potapais“what”subjectnominative plural1×
Mark 13:1“what”… autou; Didaskalor, ide potapois lithois kai potapais oikodomais.… one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”