What does ποταπός (potapós) mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G4217
ποταπός
Of what kind?
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ποταπόςG4217
Pronunciationpotapós
What does ποταπός (potapós) mean in the Bible?
ποταπός (potapós) is a Greek word meaning "of what kind?".
Full entry for ποταπός (G4217) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4217?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include what kind (2), - (1), [the magnificent] (1), What kind [of man] (1), what kind of [people] (1).
Where does ποταπός (potapós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 8:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Mark (2), 1 John (1), 2 Peter (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itwhat kind2×Luke 1:29, Luke 7:39
-1×Mark 13:1
[the magnificent]1×Mark 13:1
What kind [of man]1×Matthew 8:27
what kind of [people]1×2 Peter 3:11
what manner of1×1 John 3:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 8:27ΠοταπόςtoWhat kind [of man]Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularMark 13:1ποταποὶto[the magnificent]Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralMark 13:1ποταπαὶto-Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine PluralLuke 1:29ποταπὸςtowhat kindInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 7:39ποταπὴtowhat kindInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular2 Peter 3:11ποταποὺςtowhat kind of [people]Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural1 John 3:1ποταπὴνtowhat manner ofInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 8:27
Aligned rows7
Books represented5
Matthew1Mark2Luke22 Peter11 John1
Source forms
ποταπαὶ1xpotapaiMark 13:1
ποταπὴ1xpotapēLuke 7:39
ποταπὴν1xpotapēn1 John 3:1
ποταποὶ1xpotapoiMark 13:1
Ποταπός1xPotaposMatthew 8:27
ποταπὸς1xpotaposLuke 1:29
ποταποὺς1xpotapous2 Peter 3:11
Parsing patterns
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMatthew 8:27, Luke 1:29
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular1x1 John 3:1
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural1x2 Peter 3:11
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural1xMark 13:1
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xLuke 7:39
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural1xMark 13:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. of what kind?
Strong'sG4217
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms6 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
of what kind?
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 8:27Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
Ποταπόςpotapov
of what kind
Read verseMark 13:1Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ποταποὶpotapoi
of what kind
Read verseMark 13:1Adjective Nominative Plural Feminine
ποταπαὶpotapai
of what kind
Read verseLuke 1:29Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ποταπὸςpotapov
of what kind
Read verseLuke 7:39Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
ποταπὴpotaph
of what kind
Read verse2 Peter 3:11Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ποταποὺςpotapouv
of what kind
Read verse1 John 3:1Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ποταπὴνpotaphn
of what kind
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns6Aligned forms7Case patternNominative (5)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 8:27 · Luke 1:292×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMark 13:11×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineMark 13:11×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineLuke 7:391×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine2 Pet 3:111×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine1 John 3:11×
Word Origins
ποταπός is built from these roots: