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Lexicon :: Strong's G4221 - potērion

Aa
ποτήριον
Transliteration
potērion (Key)
Pronunciation
pot-ay'-ree-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of a derivative of the alternate of πίνω (G4095)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:148,841

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).

  1. a cup, a drinking vessel

  2. 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)
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.
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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4221 matches the Greek ποτήριον (potērion),
which occurs 31 times in 28 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:42 - And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22 - But Jesus made answer and said, You have no idea what you are requesting. Are you able to take of the cup which I am about to take?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:23 - They say to him, We are able. He says to them, Truly, you will take of my cup: but to be seated at my right hand and at my left is not for me to give, but it is for those for whom my Father has made it ready.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:25 - A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:26 - You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:27 - And he took a cup and, having given praise, he gave it to them, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:39 - And he went forward a little, and falling down on his face in prayer, he said, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup go from me; but let not my pleasure, but yours be done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:4 - And when they come from the market-place, they take no food till their hands are washed; and a number of other orders there are, which have been handed down to them to keep--washings of cups and pots and brass vessels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:41 - Whoever gives you a cup of water, because you are Christ's, truly I say to you, he will in no way be without his reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:38 - But Jesus said to them, You have no knowledge of what you are saying. Are you able to take of my cup? or to undergo the baptism which I am to undergo?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:39 - And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, You will take of the cup from which I take; and the baptism which I am about to undergo you will undergo:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:23 - And he took a cup, and when he had given praise, he gave it to them: and they all had a drink from it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:36 - And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to you; take away this cup from me: but even so let not my pleasure, but yours be done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:39 - And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:17 - And he took a cup and, having given praise, he said, Make division of this among yourselves;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:20 - And in the same way, after the meal, he took the cup, saying, This cup is the new testament, made with my blood which is given for you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:42 - Father, if it is your pleasure, take this cup from me: but still, let your pleasure, not mine, be done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:11 - Then Jesus said to Peter, Put back your sword: am I not to take the cup which my Father has given to me?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:16 - The cup of blessing which we take, does it not give us a part in the blood of Christ? and is not the broken bread a taking part in the body of Christ?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:21 - It is not possible for you, at the same time, to take the cup of the Lord and the cup of evil spirits; you may not take part in the table of the Lord and the table of evil spirits.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:25 - In the same way, with the cup, after the meal, he said, This cup is the new testament in my blood: do this, whenever you take it, in memory of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:26 - For whenever you take the bread and the cup you give witness to the Lord's death till he comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:27 - If, then, anyone takes the bread or the cup of the Lord in the wrong spirit, he will be responsible for the body and blood of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:28 - But let no man take of the bread and the cup without testing himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:10 - To him will be given of the wine of God's wrath which is ready unmixed in the cup of his wrath and he will have cruel pain, burning with fire before the holy angels and before the Lamb:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:19 - And the great town was cut into three parts, and the towns of the nations came to destruction: and Babylon the great came into mind before God, to be given the cup of the wine of his wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:4 - And the woman was clothed in purple and bright red, with ornaments of gold and stones of great price and jewels; and in her hand was a gold cup full of evil things and her unclean desires;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:6 - Give to her as she gave, even an increased reward for her works; in the cup which was mixed by her, let there be mixed as much again for herself.
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