G4221Greekpotḗrion
ποτήριον
a drinking-vessel; by extension, the contents thereof, i.e., a cupful (draught); figuratively, a lot or fate
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Total Occurrences
6
Books
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Old Testament
31
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1a cup, a drinking vessel
- 2metaphorically one's lot or experience, whether joyous or adverse, divine appointments, whether favorable or unfavorable, are likened to a cup which god presents one to drink: so of prosperity and adversity
Etymology & Derivation
neuter of a derivative of the alternate of g4095