Strong G4217ποταπός

of what kind?

Transliteration
potapos
Pronunciation
pot-ap-os'
Morphology
Greek Interogative

Definition

Apparently from G4219 and the base of G4226; interrogitive whatever that is of what possible sort: - what (manner of).

Detailed definition

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)

In the Bible

Strong G4217 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • manner5
  • man1
  • what1

First verses

  1. Matthew 8:27
    But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
  2. Mark 13:1
    And 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!
  3. Luke 1:29
    And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
  4. Luke 7:39
    Now 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.
  5. 2 Peter 3:11
    Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
  6. 1 John 3:1
    Behold, 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.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ποδᾰπός, ή, όν,
from what country?: hence, generally, whence? where born? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.218 (as variant), 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 575, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1160, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 276, etc.; τίς καὶ π.; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 20b; π. τὸ γένο; 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 186, compare “Av.” 108)]; of wine, π. ὁ Βρόμιο; Θάσιος [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 230.)]
2 generally, of what sort? π. τὸ δῶρο; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 453)]: frequently in later Gr., [NT+2nd c.AD+ (NT.Matt.8.27, NT.Luke.1.29, 2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ εὑρέσεως” 1.1, etc.)]; in a play on both senses, π. τὸ γένο; πλούσιος [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 90)]; π. (i.e. κύων); οἷος.. μὴ δάκνειν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 25.40)]. adverb -πῶς[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus Gr. 2.925)]; ποταπῶς [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum” (2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 39)] 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+ (2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 230 (codices 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus)))] is found in later Gr., [same places] above,[Refs 1st c.BC+ (compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ κακιῶν ί” p.25J., 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 7.57, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.157 (variant), 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 3.16, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Par.” 22, 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 4.138c. ποδ-)] = Latin quod; for the termination compare ἀλλοδαπός (and see [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Syntaxi;” 20.15). Derived from ποίου δαπέδου)] by Phryn.[same place], [Refs 9th c.AD+ (9th c.AD: Photius Legal icographus, etc.))]