interrogative or indefinite pronoun
potapos
Greekποταπός (potapos)
Strong’sG4217
of what kind
stem potap-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** 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
Every form
| 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
potapos“what sort of”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 8:27“what sort of”tois de anthrōpois thaumazala legarōtois; Potapos atō houtos hoti kai tois anemois kai tas thalassas auto hupakoualō?The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
Luke 1:29“what sort of”tas de epi to logo diatarassita kai dialogizete 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“what kind of”horaratos de tos Farisaios tos kalaratos auton legata en heauto legarōtos; Houtos ei ate profētos, gnōskate an tinas kai potapas tas gunaikas hotinas haptetō autou, hoti hamartōlas atō.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!”
potapan“how great”objectaccusative singular1×
1 John 3:1“how great”horavar potapan agapan dōatē ni tos patēros hina tekneim theou kalineia, kai anō. dia houtem tos kosmos ouk gnōskatō nin hoti ouk gnōskata auton.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.
potapois“what”subjectnominative plural1×
Mark 13:1“what”Kai ekporeuerōtou autou ek teu hiereu legatō auto henos toiu mathētoiu autou; Didaskalor, ide potapois lithois kai potapais oikodomais.As Jesus was leaving 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 luirōteiu potapoin datō huparcharō vin en hagiai anastrofai kai eusebeiai,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
potapais“what”subjectnominative plural1×
Mark 13:1“what”Kai ekporeuerōtou autou ek teu hiereu legatō auto henos toiu mathētoiu autou; Didaskalor, ide potapois lithois kai potapais oikodomais.As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”