ποτήριον
potḗrion
“a drinking-vessel; by extension, the contents thereof, i.e. a cupful (draught); figuratively, a lot or fate”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
a drinking-vessel; by extension, the contents thereof, i.e. a cupful (draught); figuratively, a lot or fate
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a vessel for drinking, cup, Mt. 10:42; 23:25, 26; meton. the contents of a cup, liquor contained in a cup, Lk. 22:20; 1 Cor. 10:16; from the Hebrew, the cup or potion of what God’s administration deals out, Mt. 20:22, 23; Rev. 14:10
Translated in KJV as
cup
Etymology
neuter of a derivative of the alternate of G4095 (πίνω);
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