Strong's Lexicon
G4226 — ποῦ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4226 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ποῦ |
| Part of Speech: | particle |
| Etymology: | genitive case of an interrogative pronoun pos (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as G4225 used with the rising slide of inquiry) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 45 |
| Transliteration: | pou |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pou` |
| Meaning: | 1. as adverb of place |
| KJV Renderings: | where, whither |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ποῦ (cf. Curtius, § 631), an interrogative adverb, from Homer down, the Sept. for àÇéÅä, àÈðÈä, àÇé, where? in what place? a. in direct questions: Mat 2:2; Mat 26:17; Mar 14:12; Mar 14:14; Luk 17:17; Luk 17:37; Luk 22:9; Luk 22:11; Joh 1:38(39); ; ποῦ ἐστιν ((ἐστιν sometimes unexpressed)), in questions indicating that a person or thing is gone, or cannot be found, is equivalent to it is nowhere, does not exist: Luk 8:25; Rom 3:27; 1Co 1:20; 1Co 12:17; 1Co 12:19; 1Co 15:55; Gal 4:15 L T Tr WH; 2Pe 3:4; ποῦ φανεῖται (A. V. where shall ... appear) equivalent to there will be no place for him, 1Pe 4:18.
b. in indirect questions, for the relative ὅπου (cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 57, 2 at the end): followed by the indicative, Mat 2:4; Mar 15:47; Joh 1:39 (40); ; Rev 2:13 (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 612 (569)); followed by the subjunctive, Mat 8:20; Luk 9:58; Luk 12:17.
c. joined to verbs of going or coming, for ποῖ in direct question (cf. our colloquial, where for whither; see Winers Grammar, § 54, 7; Buttmann, 71 (62)): Joh 7:35 (cf. Winers Grammar, 300 (281); Buttmann, 358 (307)); ; in indirect question, followed by the indicative: Joh 3:8; Joh 8:14; Joh 12:35; Joh 14:5; Heb 11:8; 1Jn 2:11.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ποῦ (where)
Matthew 2:2
- KJV: Saying Where is he that is born King of the Jews for we have seen his star in the east and are come to worship him
- GK: λέγοντες που εστίν ο τεχθείς βασιλεύς των Ιουδαίων είδομεν γαρ αυτού τον αστέρα εν τη ανατολή και ήλθομεν προσκυνήσαι αυτώ
Matthew 2:4
- KJV: And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together he demanded of them where Christ should be born
- GK: και συναγαγών πάντας τούς αρχιερείς και γραμματείς του λαού επυνθάνετο παρ΄ αυτών που ο Χριστός γεννάται
Matthew 8:20
- KJV: And Jesus saith unto him The foxes have holes and the birds of the air nests but the Son of man hath not where to lay head
- GK: και λέγει αυτώ ο Ιησούς αι αλώπεκες φωλεούς έχουσι και τα πετεινά του ουρανού κατασκηνώσεις ο δε υιός του ανθρώπου ουκ έχει που την κεφαλήν κλίνη
Matthew 26:17
- KJV: Now the first of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus saying unto him Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover
- GK: τη δε πρώτη των αζύμων προσήλθον οι μαθηταί τω Ιησού λέγοντες αυτώ που θέλεις ετοιμάσωμέν σοι φαγείν το πάσχα
Mark 14:12
- KJV: And the first day of unleavened bread when they killed the passover his disciples said unto him Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover
- GK: και τη πρώτη ημέρα των αζύμων ότε το πάσχα έθυον λέγουσιν αυτώ οι μαθηταί αυτού που θέλεις απελθόντες ετοιμάσομεν ίνα φάγης το πάσχα
Mark 14:14
- KJV: And wheresoever he shall go in say ye to the goodman of the house The Master saith Where is the guestchamber where I shall eat the passover with my disciples
- GK: και όπου εάν εισέλθη είπατε τω οικοδεσπότη ότι ο διδάσκαλος λέγει που εστι το κατάλυμα όπου το πάσχα μετά των μαθητών μου φάγω
Mark 15:47
- KJV: And Mary Magdalene and Mary of Joses beheld where he was laid
- GK: η δε Μαρία η Μαγδαληνή και Μαρία Ιωσή εθεώρουν που τίθεται
Luke 8:25
- KJV: And he said unto them Where is your faith And they being afrai wondered saying one to another What manner of man is this for he commandeth even the winds and water and they obey him
- GK: είπε δε αυτοίς που εστιν η πίστις υμών φοβηθέντες εθαύμασαν λέγοντες προς αλλήλους τις άρα ούτός εστιν ότι και τοις ανέμοις επιτάσσει και τω ύδατι και υπακούουσιν αυτώ
Luke 9:58
- KJV: And Jesus said unto him Foxes have holes and birds of the air nests but the Son of man hath not where to lay head
- GK: και είπεν αυτώ ο Ιησούς αι αλώπεκες φωλεούς έχουσι και τα πετεινά του ουρανού κατασκηνώσεις ο δε υιός του ανθρώπου ουκ έχει που την κεφαλήν κλίνη