What does ποταπός (potapós) mean in the Bible?
".
Greek · G4217
ποταπός
Of what kind?
Reading a lexicon entry
What this page is: Each lexicon entry shows the original Hebrew or Greek word behind the English translation: its meaning, its range of use, and where it appears in Scripture.
Strong's number: The Strong's code (H- or G-) is the standard reference number for this word. It connects this entry to chapter and passage language tabs.
Where it appears: The witness passages show where this word is used in context. Click any to open the study page for that passage.
This lexicon entry is part of our ongoing editorial review. If you notice missing content, unclear wording, or a possible correction, please send us a note through the Connect page. Screenshots are helpful.
ποταπός G4217
Pronunciation potapós
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 It what kind 2× 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 of 1× 1 John 3:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 8:27 Ποταπός to What kind [of man] Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark 13:1 ποταποὶ to [the magnificent] Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Mark 13:1 ποταπαὶ to - Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural Luke 1:29 ποταπὸς to what kind Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 7:39 ποταπὴ to what kind Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular 2 Peter 3:11 ποταποὺς to what kind of [people] Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural 1 John 3:1 ποταπὴν to what manner of Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 8:27
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Mark 2 Luke 2 2 Peter 1 1 John 1
Source forms
ποταπαὶ 1x potapai Mark 13:1
ποταπὴ 1x potapē Luke 7:39
ποταπὴν 1x potapēn 1 John 3:1
ποταποὶ 1x potapoi Mark 13:1
Ποταπός 1x Potapos Matthew 8:27
ποταπὸς 1x potapos Luke 1:29
ποταποὺς 1x potapous 2 Peter 3:11
Parsing patterns
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 8:27, Luke 1:29
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x 1 John 3:1
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Peter 3:11
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x Mark 13:1
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 7:39
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Mark 13:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. of what kind?
Strong's G4217
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 6 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
of what kind?
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 8:27 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
Ποταπός potapov
of what kind
Read verse Mark 13:1 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ποταποὶ potapoi
of what kind
Read verse Mark 13:1 Adjective Nominative Plural Feminine
ποταπαὶ potapai
of what kind
Read verse Luke 1:29 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ποταπὸς potapov
of what kind
Read verse Luke 7:39 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
ποταπὴ potaph
of what kind
Read verse 2 Peter 3:11 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ποταποὺς potapouv
of what kind
Read verse 1 John 3:1 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ποταπὴν potaphn
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 patterns 6 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Nominative (5) Number pattern Singular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 8:27 · Luke 1:29 2×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Mark 13:1 1×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Mark 13:1 1×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 7:39 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine 2 Pet 3:11 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine 1 John 3:1 1×
Word Origins
ποταπός is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain