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ποτήριον
potḗrion · Greek · Strong's G4221 · 31 occurrences
The KJV renders 5 different Hebrew and Greek words as “cup”
What it means
a drinking-vessel; by extension, the contents thereof, i.e. a cupful (draught); figuratively, a lot or fate
neuter of a derivative of the alternate of G4095 (πίνω);
How the KJV renders it
cup
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“cup”
also renders ʼaggân (H101), gᵉbîyaʻ (H1375), kôwç (H3563), kîyç (H3599)
Answers that weigh this word
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
- Does the Bible forbid drinking alcohol?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
- Does the Bible forbid eating pork?
- Does Peter's vision in Acts 10 abolish the food laws?
- Does Mark 7:19 declare all foods clean?
Where it appears
31 occurrences in the Greek text, first 28 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 10:16 · N-NSN
The cup of blessing which we bless, isn’t it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn’t it a sharing of the body of Christ?
1 Corinthians 10:21 · N-ASN
You can’t both drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You can’t both partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons.
1 Corinthians 11:25 · N-NSN
In the same way he also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me.”
1 Corinthians 11:26 · N-ASN
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
1 Corinthians 11:27 · N-ASN
Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord’s cup in a way unworthy of the Lord will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 11:28 · N-GSN
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
John 18:11 N-ASNLuke 11:39 N-GSNLuke 22:17 N-ASNLuke 22:20 N-NSNLuke 22:42 N-ASNMatthew 10:42 N-ASNMatthew 20:22 N-ASNMatthew 20:23 N-ASNMatthew 23:25 N-GSNMatthew 23:26 N-GSNMatthew 26:27 N-ASNMatthew 26:39 N-ASNMark 7:4 N-GPNMark 9:41 N-ASNMark 10:38 N-ASNMark 10:39 N-ASNMark 14:23 N-ASNMark 14:36 N-ASNRevelation 14:10 N-DSNRevelation 16:19 N-ASNRevelation 17:4 N-ASNRevelation 18:6 N-DSN
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