4217. potapos
Strong's Lexicon
potapos: What manner of, what kind of

Original Word: ποταπός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: potapos
Pronunciation: po-tä-pos'
Phonetic Spelling: (pot-ap-os')
Definition: What manner of, what kind of
Meaning: of what kind, of what manner.

Word Origin: Derived from a compound of ποῦ (pou, meaning "where") and τάπος (tapos, meaning "what sort" or "kind")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent to "potapos," similar expressions of wonder or inquiry can be found in Hebrew words like מָה (mah, meaning "what") and אֵיךְ (eikh, meaning "how").

Usage: The Greek word "potapos" is used to express astonishment or inquiry about the nature, quality, or kind of something. It often conveys a sense of wonder or amazement at the subject being described. In the New Testament, it is used to provoke thought or reflection on the extraordinary nature of a person or event.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, language was a powerful tool for expressing not only factual information but also emotional and philosophical nuances. The use of "potapos" in the New Testament reflects a common rhetorical device of the time, where questions were used to engage listeners and provoke deeper contemplation. This word would have resonated with early Christian audiences, who were often confronted with the extraordinary claims and events surrounding the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from prim. roots and
Definition
from what country?
NASB Translation
how great (1), what kind (2), what sort (2), what sort of person (1), what wonderful (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4217: ποταπός

ποταπός ((in Dionysius Halicarnassus, Josephus, Philo, others) for the older ποδαπός (cf. Lob. Phryn., p. 56f; Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 129; Winers Grammar, 24; Curtius, p. 537, 5th edition); according to the Greek grammarians equivalent to ἐκ ποίου δαπεδου, from what region; according to the conjecture of others equivalent to ποῦ ἀπό ((Buttmann, Lexil. 1:126, compares the German wovon)), the delta δ' being inserted for the sake of euphony, as in the Latinprodire, prodesse; cf. Fritzsche on Mark, p. 554f (still others regard (δαπος merely as an ending; cf. Apollonius Dyscolus, Buttmann's edition, the index under the word)), ποταπή, ποταπον;

1. from what country, race, or tribe? so from Aeschylus down.

2. from Demosth. down also equivalent to ποῖος, of what sort or quality? (what manner of?): absolutely of persons, Matthew 8:27; 2 Peter 3:11; with a person noun, Luke 7:39; with names of things, Mark 13:1; Luke 1:29; 1 John 3:1.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
what manner of.

Apparently from pote and the base of pou; interrogatively, whatever, i.e. Of what possible sort -- what (manner of).

see GREEK pote

see GREEK pou

Forms and Transliterations
ποταπαι ποταπαί ποταπαὶ ποταπη ποταπή ποταπὴ ποταπην ποταπήν ποταπὴν ποταποι ποταποί ποταποὶ Ποταπος Ποταπός ποταπὸς ποταπους ποταπούς ποταποὺς potapai potapaì potape potapē potapḕ potapen potapēn potapḕn potapoi potapoì Potapos Potapós potapòs potapous potapoùs
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 8:27 Adj-NMS
GRK: ἐθαύμασαν λέγοντες Ποταπός ἐστιν οὗτος
NAS: and said, What kind of a man
KJV: saying, What manner of man is
INT: marveled saying What kind [of man] is this

Mark 13:1 Adj-NMP
GRK: Διδάσκαλε ἴδε ποταποὶ λίθοι καὶ
NAS: behold what wonderful
KJV: Master, see what manner of stones and
INT: Teacher see what [wonderful] stones and

Mark 13:1 Adj-NFP
GRK: λίθοι καὶ ποταπαὶ οἰκοδομαί
NAS: what wonderful stones
KJV: and what buildings
INT: stones and what [wonderful] buildings

Luke 1:29 Adj-NMS
GRK: καὶ διελογίζετο ποταπὸς εἴη ὁ
NAS: and kept pondering what kind of salutation
KJV: cast in her mind what manner of salutation
INT: and was pondering of what kind might be the

Luke 7:39 Adj-NFS
GRK: τίς καὶ ποταπὴ ἡ γυνὴ
NAS: who and what sort of person this
KJV: and what manner of woman
INT: who and what the woman [is]

2 Peter 3:11 Adj-AMP
GRK: πάντων λυομένων ποταποὺς δεῖ ὑπάρχειν
NAS: in this way, what sort of people ought
KJV: shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought
INT: all being to be dissolved what kind of [persons] ought to be

1 John 3:1 Adj-AFS
GRK: Ἴδετε ποταπὴν ἀγάπην δέδωκεν
NAS: See how great a love the Father
KJV: Behold, what manner of love the Father
INT: See what love has given

Strong's Greek 4217
7 Occurrences


ποταπαὶ — 1 Occ.
ποταπὴ — 1 Occ.
ποταπὴν — 1 Occ.
ποταποὶ — 1 Occ.
Ποταπός — 2 Occ.
ποταποὺς — 1 Occ.

















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