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It often conveys a sense of wonder or amazement at the subject being described. In the New Testament, it is used to provoke thought or reflection on the extraordinary nature of a person or event.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, language was a powerful tool for expressing not only factual information but also emotional and philosophical nuances. The use of "potapos" in the New Testament reflects a common rhetorical device of the time, where questions were used to engage listeners and provoke deeper contemplation. This word would have resonated with early Christian audiences, who were often confronted with the extraordinary claims and events surrounding the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from prim. roots and <br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>from what country?<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>how great (1), what kind (2), what sort (2), what sort of person (1), what wonderful (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4217: ποταπός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ποταπός</span></span> ((in <span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span>, others) for the older <span class="greek2">ποδαπός</span> (cf. Lob. Phryn., p. 56f; Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 129; <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 24; <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, p. 537, 5th edition); according to the Greek grammarians equivalent to <span class="greek2">ἐκ</span> <span class="greek2">ποίου</span> <span class="greek2">δαπεδου</span>, <span class="accented">from what region</span>; according to the conjecture of others equivalent to <span class="greek2">ποῦ</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> ((<span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, Lexil. 1:126, compares the German <span class="foreign">wovon</span>)), the delta <span class="greek2">δ'</span> being inserted for the sake of euphony, as in the Latin<span class="latin">prodire, prodesse</span>; cf. Fritzsche on Mark, p. 554f (still others regard <span class="greek2">(δαπος</span> merely as an ending; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Apollonius Dyscolus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>'s edition, the index under the word)), <span class="greek2">ποταπή</span>, <span class="greek2">ποταπον</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">from what country, race, or tribe</span>? so from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> down. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> from Demosth. down also equivalent to <span class="greek2">ποῖος</span>, <span class="accented">of what sort or quality</span>? (what manner of?): absolutely of persons, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/8-27.htm">Matthew 8:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/3-11.htm">2 Peter 3:11</a>; with a person noun, <a href="/interlinear/luke/7-39.htm">Luke 7:39</a>; with names of things, <a href="/interlinear/mark/13-1.htm">Mark 13:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-29.htm">Luke 1:29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_john/3-1.htm">1 John 3:1</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>what manner of. <p>Apparently from <a href="/greek/4219.htm">pote</a> and the base of <a href="/greek/4226.htm">pou</a>; interrogatively, whatever, i.e. Of what possible sort -- what (manner of). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4219.htm">pote</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4226.htm">pou</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ποταπαι ποταπαί ποταπαὶ ποταπη ποταπή ποταπὴ ποταπην ποταπήν ποταπὴν ποταποι ποταποί ποταποὶ Ποταπος Ποταπός ποταπὸς ποταπους ποταπούς ποταποὺς potapai potapaì potape potapē potapḕ potapen potapēn potapḕn potapoi potapoì Potapos Potapós potapòs potapous potapoùs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/8-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 8:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐθαύμασαν λέγοντες <b>Ποταπός</b> ἐστιν οὗτος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and said, <span class="itali">What kind</span> of a man<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> saying, <span class="itali">What manner of man</span> is<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/8-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> marveled saying <span class="itali">What kind [of man]</span> is this<p><b><a href="/text/mark/13-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 13:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Διδάσκαλε ἴδε <b>ποταποὶ</b> λίθοι καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> behold <span class="itali">what</span> wonderful<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Master, see <span class="itali">what manner</span> of stones and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/13-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Teacher see <span class="itali">what [wonderful]</span> stones and<p><b><a href="/text/mark/13-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 13:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural">Adj-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λίθοι καὶ <b>ποταπαὶ</b> οἰκοδομαί </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> what <span class="itali">wonderful</span> stones<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">what</span> buildings<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/13-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> stones and <span class="itali">what [wonderful]</span> buildings<p><b><a href="/text/luke/1-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 1:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ διελογίζετο <b>ποταπὸς</b> εἴη ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and kept pondering <span class="itali">what kind</span> of salutation<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> cast in her mind <span class="itali">what manner</span> of salutation<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and was pondering <span class="itali">of what kind</span> might be the<p><b><a href="/text/luke/7-39.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 7:39</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular">Adj-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τίς καὶ <b>ποταπὴ</b> ἡ γυνὴ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who <span class="itali">and what sort of person</span> this<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">what manner</span> of woman<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7-39.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> who and <span class="itali">what</span> the woman [is]<p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/3-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 3:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πάντων λυομένων <b>ποταποὺς</b> δεῖ ὑπάρχειν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in this way, <span class="itali">what sort</span> of people ought<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall be dissolved, <span class="itali">what manner</span> [of persons] ought<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/3-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all being to be dissolved <span class="itali">what kind of [persons]</span> ought to be<p><b><a href="/text/1_john/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 John 3:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular">Adj-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἴδετε <b>ποταπὴν</b> ἀγάπην δέδωκεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_john/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> See <span class="itali">how great</span> a love the Father<br><a href="/kjvs/1_john/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Behold, <span class="itali">what manner</span> of love the Father<br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> See <span class="itali">what</span> love has given<p><b><a href="/greek/4217.htm">Strong's Greek 4217</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4217.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/potapai_4217.htm">ποταπαὶ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/potape__4217.htm">ποταπὴ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/potape_n_4217.htm">ποταπὴν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/potapoi_4217.htm">ποταποὶ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/potapos_4217.htm">Ποταπός — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/potapous_4217.htm">ποταποὺς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4216.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4216"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4216" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4218.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4218"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4218" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>