John 18:11:14John.18.11.W14TAB
ποτήριον
potêrion
“cup”
- Transliteration
- po-TÊ-ri-on
- Extended
- po-TÊ-ri-on
- IPA
- /poˈteː.ri.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- cup
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
po-TÊ-ri-on
- clause
TO po-TÊ-ri-on ho de-dô-KEN moi ho pa-TÊR ou MÊ PI-Ô au-TO
- sentence
EI-pen OUN ho ee-ay-SOOS TOI PE-troi BA-le TÊN MA-khai-ran eis TÊN THÊ-kên TO po-TÊ-ri-on ho de-dô-KEN moi ho pa-TÊR ou MÊ PI-Ô au-TO
Exegesis
The next clause centers on to poterion {τὸ ποτήριον | to po-tē-ri-on}, and the relative clause ho dedoken moi ho pater {ὃ δέδωκέν μοι ὁ πατὴρ | ho dé-dō-ken moi ho pa-tḗr} identifies that cup as something already bestowed by the Father.
Root and etymology
pinōpi nu omega
“to drink”
In context — John 18:11
So Jesus said to Peter, “Set the sword back in the sheath. The cup the Father has given to Me—would I not drink it?”
About this coordinate
John 18:11:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 18:11, so the Greek word ποτήριον (potêrion) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.18.11.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.11.W14.S1) and character.