potapos · what kind of

What it means

potapos (ποταπός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “what kind of”.

Of what sort.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Asks or exclaims about the nature of something astonishing.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×2
• Luke×2
• 2 Peter×1
• 1 John×1

• Matthew 8:27

  And the men were amazed, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”

• Mark 13:1

  And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him, “Teacher, look, what stones and what buildings!”

• Luke 1:29

  But she was greatly troubled at the word, and was wondering what kind of greeting this might be.

• Luke 7:39

  But when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.”

• 2 Peter 3:11

  Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

• 1 John 3:1

  See what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know him.

And 1 more times.