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G4217 ποταπός (potapós)

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Quick Definition

ποταπός, ή, όν Adj of what kind

Strong's Definition

interrogatively, whatever, i.e. of what possible sort

Derivation: apparently from G4219 (πότε) and the base of G4226 (ποῦ);

KJV Usage: what (manner of)

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ποταπός (G4217)

pirg. | -ή, -όν | ποῦ + ἀπό

58.30 · Nature, Class, Example · Class, Kind

what sort of, what kind of interrogative references to class or kind

MAT 8:27 · MRK 13:1 · MRK 13:1 · LUK 1:29 · LUK 7:39 · 2PE 3:11 · 1JN 3:1

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ποταπός ({in Dion. Hal., Joseph., Philo, al.] for the older ποδαπός [ef. Lob. Phryn. p. 56 sq.; Rutherford, New Phryn. p. 129; W. 24; Curtius p. 537, 5th ed.]; ace. to the Grk. grammarians i. 4. ἐκ ποίου δαπέδου, from what region; acc. to the conjecture of others i. 4. ποῦ ἀπό [(Buttmann, Lexil. i. 126, compares the Germ. wovon)], the 8 being inserted for the sake of euphony, as in the Lat. prodire, prodesse; cf. Fritzsche on Mark p. 554 sq. [still others regard -δαπός merely as an ending; cf (Sir. xxiii. πότε 5 Apollon. Dysk., ed. Butimarin, index 5. v.]),-4,-dv; 1. from what country, race, or tribe? so fr. Aeschyl. down. 2. from Demosth. down also i. q. ποῖος, of what sort or quality ? [what manner of 5]: absol. of persons, Mt. viii. 27; 2 Pet. iii. 11; with a pers. noun, Lk. vii. 39; w. names of things, Mk. xiii. 1; Lk. i. 29; 1 Jn. iii. 1.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ποταπός potapos 7x

Of what country? in NT equivalent to ποῖος, What? Of what manner? Of what kind or sort? Lk. 1:29; 7:37; denoting admiration, What? What kind of? How great? Mt. 8:27; Mk. 13:1

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

** ποταπός

(late form of cl. ποδ-), -ή, -όν, [in LXX: Da LXX Su 54*;]

(= ποδαπός) from what country?

In late writers, = ποῖος, of what sort?: Mt 8:27, Mk 13:1, Lk 1:29 7:39, II Pe 3:11, I Jo 3:1.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ποταπός. This Hellenistic form of the classical ποδαπός, ‘‘of what country ?” (cf. Proleg. p. 95), occurs in the Mime fragment, P Oxy IIL. 413!° (Roman period) ποταπὰ περιπατεῖς ; ‘‘where are you walking from?” In the NT the word is never local, but = ποῖος; ‘‘of what sort?” ‘‘how great?”: cf. the illiterate P Oxy XIV. 16781® (iii/A.D.) γράψον pu, ποταπὸν θέλεις ἐνήκω (1. ἐνέγκω), “‘ write me what sort (of purple) you wish me to bring.” The same usage occurs in Apoc. Petr. 2 ποταποί εἰσι τὴν μορφήν : see also Schmid Afticismus iil. p. 253, iv. p. 371-

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ποταπός (potapos) — of what kind?. ποδᾰπός, ή, όν, from what country?: hence, generally, whence? where born? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of wine, π. ὁ Βρόμιο; Θάσιος [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

2. generally, of what sort? π. τὸ δῶρο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently in later Gr., [NT+2nd c.AD+]; in a play on both senses, π. τὸ γένο; πλούσιος [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; π. (i.e. κύων); οἷος.. μὴ δάκνειν [Refs 4th c.BC+]. adverb -πῶς[Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ποταπῶς [Refs 2nd c.AD+] considers signification 2 un-Attic, but S. [prev. cited] is cited by Scholia 2nd c.BC: Dionysius Thrax Grammaticus p.239 H.: the spelling ποταπός (which is falsa lectio in [Refs 2nd c.AD+] is found in later Gr., [same places] above,[Refs 1st c.BC+] = Latin quod; for the termination compare ἀλλοδαπός (and see [Refs 2nd c.AD+] by Phryn.[same place], [Refs 9th c.AD+]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

ποταπός (late form of cl. ποδ-), -ή, -όν, [in LXX: Dan LXX Su 1:54* ;] __1. (= ποδαπός) from what country? __2. In late writers, = ποῖος, of what sort?: Mat.8:27, Mrk.13:1, Luk.1:29 7:39, 2Pe.3:11, 1Jn.3:1.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (6)

8:27
13:1
1:29 7:39
3:11
3:1

📖 Greek Word Study — In-Depth Study from Precept Austin

How great (what kind?) (4217) potapos

How great (4217) (potapos possibly from pote = interrogative adverb [when?] + pou = where?) is firstly an interrogative adjective which means "of what sort or what kind?" (speaking of quality). When potapos is used (as in the present passage) in an exclamation, the context conveys the sense of admiration = "how great!"; "how wonderful!", "how glorious!" (cp Mk 13:1) John Stott says potapos always implies astonishment. Vine... primarily, “from what country,” then, “of what sort”... Steven Cole adds It’s as if John thinks about the Father’s great love and says, “Where does this come from? It must be from heaven, because there’s nothing like it in this world!” (The Father's Great Love) Potapos - 7x in 6v - Matt 8:27; Mark 13:1; Luke 1:29; 7:39; 2 Pet 3:11; 1 John 3:1. NAS = how great(1), what kind of(2), what sort of(1), what sort of person(1), what wonderful (2). Potapos is not found in the non-apocryphal Septuagint. Wuest...comments on how great ("what manner of"1Jn 3:1KJV) “What manner of” is potapÄ"n, “from what country, race or tribe?” The word speaks of something foreign. The translation could read, “Behold, what foreign kind of love the Father has bestowed upon us.” The love of God is foreign to the human race. It is not found naturally in humanity. When it exists there, it is in a saved individual, and by reason of the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Smith suggests, “from what far realm? What unearthly love,… how other-worldly.” (Wuest, K. S. Wuest's Word Studies from the Greek New Testament: Eerdmans or Logos) Hiebert notes that potapos... implies a reaction of astonishment, and usually of admiration, upon viewing some person or thing. The expression conveys both a qualitative and quantitative force, "what glorious, measureless love!" This love, originating with God, ever seeks the true welfare of those being loved; it is amazing in-deed when we remember the personal destitution of those He loves. God's is a love that works visible, transforming results in the lives of its recipients. (The Epistles of John An Expositional Commentary by D. Edmond Hiebert)

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