What does כּוֹס · ποτήριον mean in the Bible?
כּוֹס · ποτήριον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a drinking vessel symbolizing an assigned portion or fate".
Hebrew · H3563, G4221
כּוֹס
A cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye) · cup
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כּוֹס H3563 a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
Pronunciation kwōs
Cup moves from literal vessel to figurative fate or divine allotment—what one must drink or endure.
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ποτήριον G4221 cup
Pronunciation potḗrion
Metaphorically denotes one's destined experience or lot, especially Christ's suffering or divine judgment.
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What does כּוֹס (kos) mean in the Bible?
כּוֹס · ποτήριον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a drinking vessel symbolizing an assigned portion or fate".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3563, G4221?
H3563, G4221 is connected to 34 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a drinking vessel symbolizing an assigned portion or fate
Strong's H3563, G4221
Lexical occurrences 34 verses Source Gloss
a drinking vessel symbolizing an assigned portion or fate
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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