Of what kind?
ποταπόςStrong’s G4217potapos
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Potapos is the Greek word usually translated “what” and “what kind”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,”
Meaning
Usually translated “what” and “what kind”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- what 4
- what kind 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- 2 Peter 1
- 1 John 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 8:27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
- Mark 13:1And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
- Luke 1:29And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
- Luke 7:39Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
- 1 John 3:1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Greek dictionary
ποταπός potapos · of what kind?
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “what” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WHAT, pronoun
relative or substitute. [G., Latin See Wight.]
- That which.
- Which part.
- what is the substitute for a sentence or clause of a sentence.
- what is used as an adjective, of both genders, often in specifying sorts or particulars.
All definitions and other forms of “what”
- what is much used in asking questions. what sort of character is this? what poem is this? what man is this we see coming?
- what time, at the time or on the day when.
- To how great a degree.
- Whatever.
- Some part, or some.
- what is sometimes used elliptically for what is this, or how is this?“WHAT! Could ye not watch with me one hour?” Matthew 26:40
- what is used interrogatively and elliptically, as equivalent to what will be the consequence? what will follow? As in the phrase, what if I undertake this business myself?
WHAT, noun
Fare; things; matter. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.