Lexicon :: Strong's G4221 - potērion

ποτήριον

Transliteration

potērion (Key)

Pronunciation

pot-ay'-ree-on

Part of Speech

neuter noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Of a derivative of the alternate of πίνω (G4095)

Greek Inflections of ποτήριον [?]

mGNT
31x in 5 unique form(s) TR
33x in 6 unique form(s) LXX
32x in 4 unique form(s)

ποτὴριον — 1x

ποτήριόν — 1x

ποτήριον — 23x

ποτηρίου — 4x

ποτηρίῳ — 2x

ποτηρίων — 2x

ποτήριόν — 1x

ποτήριον — 23x

ποτηρίου — 4x

ποτηρίῳ — 2x

ποτηρίων — 1x

ποτήρια — 3x

ποτήριόν — 1x

ποτήριον — 23x

ποτηρίου — 5x

Dictionary Aids

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TDNT Reference: 6:148,841

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

ποτήριον potḗrion, pot-ay'-ree-on; neuter of a derivative of the alternate of G4095; a drinking-vessel; by extension, the contents thereof, i.e. a cupful (draught); figuratively, a lot or fate:—cup.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's G4221 in the following manner: cup (33x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's G4221 in the following manner: cup (33x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

a cup, a drinking vessel
metaph. one's lot or experience, whether joyous or adverse, divine appointments, whether favourable or unfavourable, are likened to a cup which God presents one to drink: so of prosperity and adversity

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G4221:

ποτήριον, ποτηρίου, τό (diminutive of ποτήρ), a cup, a drinking vessel;
a. properly: Matthew 23:25; Matthew 26:27; Mark 7:4, 8 (T WH omit; Tr brackets the verse); Mark 14:23; Luke 11:39; Luke 22:17, 20; 1 Corinthians 11:25; Revelation 17:4; πίνειν ἐκ τοῦ ποτηρίου, 1 Corinthians 11:28; τό ποτήριον τῆς ἐυλογιασς (see εὐλογία, 4), 1 Corinthians 10:16; with a genitive of the thing with which the cup is filled: ψυχροῦ, Matthew 10:42; ὕδατος, Mark 9:41; by metonymy, of the container for the contained, the contents of the cup, what is offered to be drunk, Luke 22:20b ((WH reject the passage) cf. Winer's 635f (589f)); 1 Corinthians 11:25f; τό ποτήριον τίνος, genitive of the person giving the entertainment (cf. Rückert, Abendmahl, p. 217f): πίνειν, 1 Corinthians 10:21 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 189 (178)); 1 Cor. 11:27 (cf. Winers Grammar, 411 (410)).
b. By a figure common to Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, and not unknown to Latin writers, one's lot or experience, whether joyous or adverse, divine appointments, whether favorable or unfavorable, are likened to a cup which God presents one to drink (cf. Winer's Grammar, 32): so of prosperity, Psalm 15:5 (Ps. 16:5); Psalm 22:5 (Ps. 23:5); Psalm 115:13 (Ps. 116:13); of adversity, Psalm 10:6 (Ps. 11:6); Psalm 74:9 (Ps. 75:9); Isaiah 51:17, 22. In the N. T. of the bitter lot (the sufferings) of Christ: Matthew 26:39, 42 Rec.; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 18:11; πίνειν τό ποτήριον μου or ὁ ἐγώ πίνω, to undergo the same calamities which I undergo, Matthew 20:22, 23; Mark 10:38, 39 (Plautus Cas. 5, 2, 53 (50) ut senex hoc eodem poculo quod ego bibi biberet, i. e. that he might be treated as harshly as I was); used of the divine penalties: Revelation 14:10; Revelation 16:19; Revelation 18:6. ((Alcaeus, Sappho), Herodotus, Ctesias (), Aristophanes, Lucian, others; the Sept. for כּוס.)

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms: 10:6; 11:6; 15:5; 16:5; 22:5; 23:5; 74:9; 75:9; 115:13; 116:13
Isaiah: 51:17; 51:22
Matthew: 10:42; 20:22; 20:23; 23:25; 26:27; 26:39; 26:42
Mark: 7:4; 7:8; 9:41; 10:38; 10:39; 14:23; 14:36
Luke: 11:39; 22:17; 22:20; 22:20; 22:42
John: 18:11
1 Corinthians: 10:16; 10:21; 11:25; 11:25; 11:27; 11:28
Revelation: 14:10; 16:19; 17:4; 18:6

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G4221 matches the Greek ποτήριον (potērion),
which occurs 33 times in 30 verses in the TR Greek.

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Mat 10:42

Mat 10:42 - And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup^G4221 of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Mat 20:22

Mat 20:22 - But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup^G4221 that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

Mat 20:23

Mat 20:23 - And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup,^G4221 and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

Mat 23:25

Mat 23:25 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup^G4221 and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

Mat 23:26

Mat 23:26 - Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup^G4221 and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

Mat 26:27

Mat 26:27 - And he took the cup,^G4221 and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

Mat 26:39

Mat 26:39 - And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup^G4221 pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Mat 26:42

Mat 26:42 - He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup^G4221 may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

Mar 7:4

Mar 7:4 - And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups,^G4221 and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

Mar 7:8

Mar 7:8 - For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups:^G4221 and many other such like things ye do.

Mar 9:41

Mar 9:41 - For whosoever shall give you a cup^G4221 of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

Mar 10:38

Mar 10:38 - But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup^G4221 that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

Mar 10:39

Mar 10:39 - And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup^G4221 that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:

Mar 14:23

Mar 14:23 - And he took the cup,^G4221 and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.

Mar 14:36

Mar 14:36 - And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup^G4221 from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Luk 11:39

Luk 11:39 - And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup^G4221 and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

Luk 22:17

Luk 22:17 - And he took the cup,^G4221 and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:

Luk 22:20

Luk 22:20 - Likewise also the cup^G4221 after supper, saying, This cup^G4221 is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

Luk 22:42

Luk 22:42 - Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup^G4221 from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

Jhn 18:11

Jhn 18:11 - Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup^G4221 which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

1Co 10:16

1Co 10:16 - The cup^G4221 of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

1Co 10:21

1Co 10:21 - Ye cannot drink the cup^G4221 of the Lord, and the cup^G4221 of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

1Co 11:25

1Co 11:25 - After the same manner also he took the cup,^G4221 when he had supped, saying, This cup^G4221 is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

1Co 11:26

1Co 11:26 - For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup,^G4221 ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

1Co 11:27

1Co 11:27 - Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup^G4221 of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

1Co 11:28

1Co 11:28 - But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.^G4221

Rev 14:10

Rev 14:10 - The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup^G4221 of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

Rev 16:19

Rev 16:19 - And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup^G4221 of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

Rev 17:4

Rev 17:4 - And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup^G4221 in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

Rev 18:6

Rev 18:6 - Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup^G4221 which she hath filled fill to her double.