ποτήριονpotḗrion
a drinking-vessel; by extension, the contents thereof, i.e. a cupful (draught); figuratively, a lot or fate
Greek (New Testament) · G4221
Meanings
a wine cup: Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:26, Matthew 26:27, Mark 7:4, Mark 14:23, Luke 11:39, Luke 22:17, Luke 22:20, 1 Corinthians 11:25, Revelation 17:4; πίνειν ἐκ τοῦ π., 1 Corinthians 11:28; with genitive of thing, Matthew 10:42, Mark 9:41; τ. εὐλογίας, 1 Corinthians 10:16; by by metonymy, of the contents of the cup, Luke 22:20, 1 Corinthians 11:25, 1 Corinthians 11:26; with genitive of person, 1 Corinthians 10:21, 1 Corinthians 11:27. Metaph., of experience of divine providence; of prosperity (Psalms 16:5, and elsewhere); of adversity (Psalms 11:6, Isaiah 51:17, and elsewhere): of the sufferings of Christ, Matthew 20:22, Matthew 20:23, Matthew 26:39, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 26:39, Matthew 14:36, Luke 22:42, John 18:11; of divine punishment, Revelation 14:10, Revelation 16:19, Revelation 18:6.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 31 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 10:42 And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”
- Matthew 20:22 But Jesus answered by saying to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink?” “Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!”
- Matthew 20:23 Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.”
- Matthew 23:25 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and self-indulgence!
- Matthew 23:26 You blind Pharisee! First wash the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside will become clean, too.
- Matthew 26:27 And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, “Each of you drink from it,
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.