Greek noun (neuter) · G4221
ποτήριον
poterionpot-ay'-ree-on
cup
31 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: potḗrion
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4221is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4221
a drinking-vessel; by extension, the contents thereof, i.e. a cupful (draught); figuratively, a lot or fate
The King James renders it: cup.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
poterion is rendered "cup". It stands 31 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Eight of the uses stand in 1 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 10:42And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
Matthew 10:42ποτήριον
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eight of the word's thirty-one uses are in 1 Corinthians.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- cup25
- a cup4
- of cups1
- the cup1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 31, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ποτήριον23
- ποτηρίου4
- ποτηρίῳ2
- ποτήριόν1
- ποτηρίων1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular20N-ASN
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular4N-GSN
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular4N-NSN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular2N-DSN
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural1N-GPN
Matthew
seven uses
And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: a cup
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
- ποτήριόνpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: the cup
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
- ποτηρίουpoteriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: cup
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
- ποτηρίουpoteriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: cup
Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: a cup
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: cup
Mark
six uses
And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.
- ποτηρίωνpoterionnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: of cups
Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: a cup
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
“We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo.
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
Luke
five uses
“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
- ποτηρίουpoteriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: cup
After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: cup
“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
John
one use
“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
1 Corinthians
eight uses
Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: cup
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: cup
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
- ποτηρίουpoteriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: cup
Revelation
four uses
he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
- ποτηρίῳpoterionoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: cup
The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: cup
The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
- ποτήριονpoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: a cup
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
- ποτηρίῳpoterionoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: cup
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.