Cup
ποτήριονStrong’s G4221potērion
Appears in 30 verses of the New Testament
In short
Potērion is the Greek word usually translated “cup” and “cups”. It appears in 30 verses of the New Testament.
“And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.”
Meaning
Usually translated “cup” and “cups”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- cup 26
- a cup 4
- of cups 2
- the cup 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 8
- Mark 7
- 1 Corinthians 6
- Luke 4
- Revelation 4
- John 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 20:22But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
- Matthew 20:23And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
- Matthew 23:25Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
- Matthew 23:26Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
- Matthew 26:27And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
- Matthew 26:39And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Greek dictionary
ποτήριον potērion · 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 …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “cup” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CUP, noun
[Latin, a little cup ]
- A small vessel of capacity, used commonly to drink out of.
- The contents of a cup; the liquor contained in a cup or that it may contain; as a cup of beer. 1 Corinthians 11:25
- In a scriptural sense, sufferings and afflictions; that which is to be received or endured.“O my father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me” Matthew 26:39
- Good received; blessings and favors.“My cup runneth over” Psalms 23:5
All definitions and other forms of “cup”
- Any thing hollow like a cup; as the cup of an acorn.
- A glass cup or vessel used for drawing blood in scarification.
CUP, verb intransitive
- In surgery, to apply a cupping-glass to procure a discharge of blood from a scarified part of the body.
- To supply with cups.
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.