ποτήριον potērion · G4221
cup
ποτήριον, -ου, τό dimin. of ποτήρ ; (πίνω), [in LXX chiefly for כּוֹס:] ; a wine cup: Mat.23:25-26 26:27, Mrk.7:4 14:23, Luk.11:39 22:17, 20 a (WH, R, mg., cm.), 1Co.11:25, Rev.17:4; πίνειν ἐκ τοῦ π., 1Co.11:28; with genitive of thing(s), Mat.10:42, Mrk.9:41; τ. εὐλογίας, 1Co.10:16; by meton., of the contents of the cup, Luk.22:20 b (WH, R, mg., cm.), 1Co.11:25-26; with genitive of person(s), 1Co.10:21 11:27. Metaphorical, of experience of divine providence; of prosperity (Psa.16:5, al.); of adversity (Psa.11:6, Isa.51:17, al.): of the sufferings of Christ, Mat.20:22-23 26:39 10:38-39 14:36, Luk.22:42, Jhn.18:11; of divine punishment, Rev.14:10 16:19 18:6.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ποτήριον, τό, ; drinking-cup, wine-cup, []; οὔποτ᾽ ἐκ ταὐτοῦ μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν πίεται π.[]; 2 the Cup in the Eucharist, []; 3 jar, []; 4 receptacle for offerings in temples, []; II absorbent preparation, []; III see at {ποτίρριον}.
Where it's used 33 times
Matthew 10:42 · Matthew 20:22 · Matthew 20:23 · Matthew 23:25 · Matthew 23:26 · Matthew 26:27 · Matthew 26:39 · Matthew 26:42 · Mark 7:4 · Mark 7:8 · Mark 9:41 · Mark 10:38 · Mark 10:39 · Mark 14:23 · Mark 14:36 · Luke 11:39 · Luke 22:17 · Luke 22:20 · Luke 22:42 · John 18:11 · 1 Corinthians 10:16 · 1 Corinthians 10:21 · 1 Corinthians 11:25 · 1 Corinthians 11:26 · 1 Corinthians 11:27 · 1 Corinthians 11:28 · Revelation 14:10 · Revelation 16:19 · Revelation 17:4 · Revelation 18:6 … and 3 more
Source: TBESG G4221; TFLSJ G4221
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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