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Koine Greek wordlink #37801

SR GNT Luke 1:29 ποταπός (potapos) ‘was thoroughly_perplexed and was reasoning what_kind_of might_be greeting this’ Strongs=42170 Lemma=potapos
Word role=pronoun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=-5 TimeSeries=The_Annuciation

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Only use of identical word form ποταπός (R-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ποταπός’ (R-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘what_kind_of’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘potapos’ have 3 different glosses: ‘what_kind_of’, ‘what_kind_of man’, ‘what_kind_of people’.

Greek words (6) other than ποταπός (R-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘what_kind_of’

MARK 13:1 ποταποί (potapoi) E-NMP ‘of him Teacher see what_kind_of stones and what_kind_of’ SR GNT Mark 13:1 word 18

OET-LV: 13 And him going _out out _of the temple, one of _the apprentices/followers of _him is _saying to _him: Teacher, see, what _kind _of stones and what _kind _of buildings. (MRK_13:1)

OET-RV: 13 As they were leaving the temple area, one of Yeshua’s followers noted, “Teacher, look at those large, chiselled stones and the beautiful buildings that they’ve been made into.” (MRK 13:1)

MARK 13:1 ποταπαί (potapai) E-NFP ‘what_kind_of stones and what_kind_of buildings’ SR GNT Mark 13:1 word 21

OET-LV: 13 And him going _out out _of the temple, one of _the apprentices/followers of _him is _saying to _him: Teacher, see, what _kind _of stones and what _kind _of buildings. (MRK_13:1)

MAT 8:27 Ποταπός (Potapos) R-NMS ‘people marvelled saying what_kind_of man is this that’ SR GNT Mat 8:27 word 6

OET-LV: 27 And the people marvelled saying: What _kind _of man is this that both the winds and the sea are _submitting to _him? (MAT_8:27)

OET-RV: 27 The people were astonished and asked, “What kind of man is this that the winds and the lake just do what he says?” (MAT 8:27)

LUKE 7:39 ποταπή (potapaʸ) E-NFS ‘would who and what_kind_of woman who is touching’ SR GNT Luke 7:39 word 24

OET-LV: 39 And the Farisaios_party _member, the one having _invited him having _seen, he _spoke by himself saying: This one if he _was a_prophet, would was _knowing who and what _kind _of the woman, who is _touching against _him, because she _is a_sinner. (LUK_7:39)

OET-RV: 39 When the Pharisee who had invited Yeshua saw this, he said to himself, “If that man was a prophet, he’d know who she is and what kind of woman it is that’s touching him, because she breaks God’s laws.” (LUK 7:39)

2 PET 3:11 ποταπούς (potapous) R-AMP ‘thus all being destroyed what_kind_of people it is fitting to_be being you_all’ SR GNT 2 Pet 3:11 word 8

OET-LV: 11 all these things thus being _destroyed, what _kind _of people it _is _fitting you _all to _be _being in holy conduct and devoutness, (PE2_3:11)

OET-RV: 11 Since all these things will be destroyed, what kind of people should you be? Holy and godly in conduct, (PE2 3:11)

1 YHN 3:1 ποταπήν (potapaʸn) E-AFS ‘see what_kind_of love has given to us’ SR GNT 1 Yhn 3:1 word 2

OET-LV: 3 See what _kind _of love the father has _given to _us, in _order _that we _may _be _called children of_god, and we _are. Because _of this, the world is_ not _knowing us, because it_ not _knew him. (JN1_3:1)

OET-RV: 3 Consider the amazing live that the father has given to us in order that we can be called God’s children, and indeed we are. (JN1 3:1)

Key: E=determiner/case-marker R=pronoun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular AMP=accusative,masculine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural NFS=nominative,feminine,singular NMP=nominative,masculine,plural NMS=nominative,masculine,singular