Strong's Number G4221

ποτήριον

poterion · pot-ay'-ree-on

Transliteration:

poterion{pot-ay'-ree-on}

Word Origin:

of a derivative of the alternate of 4095

TDNT:

6:148,841

Part of Speech:

noun neuter

Strong's Definition:

a drinking-vessel; by extension, the contents thereof, i.e. a cupful (draught); figuratively, a lot or fate

Usage in the KJV:

cup 33

Total: 33
Occurs 31 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a cup, a drinking vessel
metaph. one's lot or experience, whether joyous or adverse, divine appointments, whether favourable or unfavourable, are likened to a cup which God presents one to drink: so of prosperity and adversity