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Lexicon :: Strong's G4221 - potērion

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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)
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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 33 times in 30 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:42 - And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22 - Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:23 - He said to them, “You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:25 - “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:26 - You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:27 - And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:39 - And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:42 - Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:4 - and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash.[fn] And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.[fn])

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:8 - You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:41 - For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:38 - Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:39 - And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:23

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:36 - And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:39 - And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:17 - And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:20 - And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:42 - saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:11 - So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:16 - The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:21 - You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:25 - In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:26 - For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:27 - Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:28 - Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:10 - he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:19 - The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:4 - The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:6 - Pay her back as she herself has paid back others,
and repay her double for her deeds;
mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed.
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