ποταποὺς

potapous

what kind of

apparently from πότε and the base of ποῦ; interrogatively, whatever, i.e. of what possible sort:--what (manner of).

G4217

2 Peter 3:11 · Word #5

Lexicon G4217

Lemmaποταπός
Transliterationpotapós
Strong'sG4217
In-contextwhat kind of
Literalwhat-manner-of

Morphology PRO.Q ACC M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.Q — Interrogative Pronoun — Asks a question
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaποταπός
Strong'sG4217

SIBI-P1 G4217-06

what-sort-of (men)

Morphological NotesAdjectival/interrogative form; accusative masculine plural (AMP). Functions adjectivally or substantively, modifying or referring to masculine plural nouns in the accusative case (direct object).
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the interrogative and qualitative force of ποταπός (“of what sort/kind”) while reflecting the accusative masculine plural form (AMP), indicating it modifies or stands for masculine plural direct objects ("men" understood from context). The hyphenated form highlights its compound, qualitative nature rather than a simple generic "what."

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Words from Root ποταπός (of what sort, of what kind, of what origin, of what possible quality)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G4217-01 potapai what-kind-of (feminine, plural)
G4217-02 potape of-what-sort (feminine singular)
G4217-03 potapen what-kind-of (feminine singular, accusative)

Word Usage (7 occurrences of G4217)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 8:27 ποταπός potapos
Mark 13:1 ποταποὶ potapoi what
Mark 13:1 ποταπαὶ potapai what