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Whether

πότεροςStrong’s G4220

poteros

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Poteros is the Greek word usually translated “whether”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.”
John 7:17 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “whether”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • whether 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    πότερος poteros · whether

    πότερος, -α, -ον which of two. Neut., adverbially, πότερον, whether: Jhn.7:17.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “whether” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    WHETHER, pronoun

    or substitute. [Latin The sense seems to be what, or which of two, referring either to persons or to sentences.]

    1. Which of two.“WHETHER of them twain did the will of his father? /” Matthew 21:31
    2. Which of two alternatives, expressed by a sentence or the clause of a sentence, and followed by or.

    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.