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Lexicon :: Strong's G4159 - pothen

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πόθεν
Transliteration
pothen (Key)
Pronunciation
poth'-en
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of πόσις (G4213) with enclitic adverb of origin
mGNT
29x in 1 unique form(s) TR
28x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
32x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

πόθεν póthen, poth'-en; from the base of G4213 with enclitic adverb of origin; from which (as interrogative) or what (as relative) place, state, source or cause:—whence.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's G4159 in the following manner: whence (28x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's G4159 in the following manner: whence (28x).

  1. of place: from where, from what condition

  2. of origin or source: from what author or giver

  3. of cause: how is that?, how can that be?

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πόθεν póthen, poth'-en; from the base of G4213 with enclitic adverb of origin; from which (as interrogative) or what (as relative) place, state, source or cause:—whence.
STRONGS G4159:
πόθεν, adverb (from Homer down), whence;
a. of place,from what place: Matthew 15:33; Luke 13:25, 27; John 3:8; John 6:5; John 8:14; John 9:29, 30; John 19:9; Revelation 7:13; from what condition, Revelation 2:5.
b. of origin or source, equivalent to from what author or giver: Matt. 13:(Matthew 13:27),Matthew 13:54,56; Matthew 21:25; Mark 6:2; Luke 20:7; John 2:9; James 4:1; from what parentage, John 7:27f (cf. John 6:42), see Meyer at the passage,
c. of cause, how is it that? how can it be that? Mark 8:4; Mark 12:37; Luke 1:43; John 1:48 (John 1:49); John 4:11.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
13; 13:27; 13:54; 13:56; 15:33; 21:25
Mark
6:2; 8:4; 12:37
Luke
1:43; 13:25; 13:27; 20:7
John
1:48; 1:49; 2:9; 3:8; 4:11; 6:5; 6:42; 7:27; 8:14; 9:29; 9:30; 19:9
James
4:1
Revelation
2:5; 7:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4159 matches the Greek πόθεν (pothen),
which occurs 29 times in 26 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:27 - προσελθόντες δὲ οἱ δοῦλοι τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου εἶπον αὐτῷ κύριε οὐχὶ καλὸν σπέρμα ἔσπειρας ἐν τῷ σῷ ἀγρῷ πόθεν G4159 οὖν ἔχει ζιζάνια

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:54 - καὶ ἐλθὼν εἰς τὴν πατρίδα αὐτοῦ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ αὐτῶν ὥστε ἐκπλήσσεσθαι αὐτοὺς καὶ λέγειν πόθεν G4159 τούτῳ ἡ σοφία αὕτη καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:56 - καὶ αἱ ἀδελφαὶ αὐτοῦ οὐχὶ πᾶσαι πρὸς ἡμᾶς εἰσιν πόθεν G4159 οὖν τούτῳ ταῦτα πάντα

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:33 - καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταί πόθεν G4159 ἡμῖν ἐν ἐρημίᾳ ἄρτοι τοσοῦτοι ὥστε χορτάσαι ὄχλον τοσοῦτον

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:25 - τὸ βάπτισμα τὸ Ἰωάννου πόθεν G4159 ἦν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἢ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων οἱ δὲ διελογίζοντο ἐν ἑαυτοῖς λέγοντες ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐρεῖ ἡμῖν διὰ τί οὖν οὐκ ἐπιστεύσατε αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:2 - καὶ γενομένου σαββάτου ἤρξατο διδάσκειν ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ καὶ πολλοὶ ἀκούοντες ἐξεπλήσσοντο λέγοντες πόθεν G4159 τούτῳ ταῦτα καὶ τίς ἡ σοφία ἡ δοθεῖσα τούτῳ καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις τοιαῦται διὰ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ γινόμεναι

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:4 - καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ὅτι πόθεν G4159 τούτους δυνήσεταί τις ὧδε χορτάσαι ἄρτων ἐπ᾽ ἐρημίας

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:37 - αὐτὸς Δαυὶδ λέγει αὐτὸν κύριον καὶ πόθεν G4159 αὐτοῦ ἐστιν υἱός καὶ ὁ πολὺς ὄχλος ἤκουεν αὐτοῦ ἡδέως

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:43 - καὶ πόθεν G4159 μοι τοῦτο ἵνα ἔλθῃ ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ κυρίου μου πρὸς ἐμέ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:25 - ἀφ᾽ οὗ ἂν ἐγερθῇ ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης καὶ ἀποκλείσῃ τὴν θύραν καὶ ἄρξησθε ἔξω ἑστάναι καὶ κρούειν τὴν θύραν λέγοντες κύριε ἄνοιξον ἡμῖν καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ἐρεῖ ὑμῖν οὐκ οἶδα ὑμᾶς πόθεν G4159 ἐστέ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:27 - καὶ ἐρεῖ λέγων ὑμῖν οὐκ οἶδα ὑμᾶς πόθεν G4159 ἐστέ ἀπόστητε ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ πάντες ἐργάται ἀδικίας

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:7 - καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν μὴ εἰδέναι πόθεν G4159

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:48 - λέγει αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ πόθεν G4159 με γινώσκεις ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ πρὸ τοῦ σε Φίλιππον φωνῆσαι ὄντα ὑπὸ τὴν συκῆν εἶδόν σε

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:9 - ὡς δὲ ἐγεύσατο ὁ ἀρχιτρίκλινος τὸ ὕδωρ οἶνον γεγενημένον καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει πόθεν G4159 ἐστίν οἱ δὲ διάκονοι ᾔδεισαν οἱ ἠντληκότες τὸ ὕδωρ φωνεῖ τὸν νυμφίον ὁ ἀρχιτρίκλινος

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:8 - τὸ πνεῦμα ὅπου θέλει πνεῖ καὶ τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἀκούεις ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ οἶδας πόθεν G4159 ἔρχεται καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγει οὕτως ἐστὶν πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:11 - λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή κύριε οὔτε ἄντλημα ἔχεις καὶ τὸ φρέαρ ἐστὶν βαθύ πόθεν G4159 οὖν ἔχεις τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ζῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:5 - ἐπάρας οὖν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ θεασάμενος ὅτι πολὺς ὄχλος ἔρχεται πρὸς αὐτὸν λέγει πρὸς Φίλιππον πόθεν G4159 ἀγοράσωμεν ἄρτους ἵνα φάγωσιν οὗτοι

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:27 - ἀλλὰ τοῦτον οἴδαμεν πόθεν G4159 ἐστίν ὁ δὲ Χριστὸς ὅταν ἔρχηται οὐδεὶς γινώσκει πόθεν G4159 ἐστίν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:28 - ἔκραξεν οὖν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ διδάσκων ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ λέγων κἀμὲ οἴδατε καὶ οἴδατε πόθεν G4159 εἰμί καὶ ἀπ᾽ ἐμαυτοῦ οὐκ ἐλήλυθα ἀλλ᾽ ἔστιν ἀληθινὸς ὁ πέμψας με ὃν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14 - ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς κἂν ἐγὼ μαρτυρῶ περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ ἀληθής ἐστιν ἡ μαρτυρία μου ὅτι οἶδα πόθεν G4159 ἦλθον καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγω ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐκ οἴδατε πόθεν G4159 ἔρχομαι ἢ ποῦ ὑπάγω

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:29 - ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν ὅτι Μωϋσεῖ λελάληκεν ὁ θεός τοῦτον δὲ οὐκ οἴδαμεν πόθεν G4159 ἐστίν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:30 - ἀπεκρίθη ὁ ἄνθρωπος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἐν τούτῳ γὰρ τὸ θαυμαστόν ἐστιν ὅτι ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε πόθεν G4159 ἐστίν καὶ ἤνοιξέν μου τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:9 - καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον πάλιν καὶ λέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ πόθεν G4159 εἶ σύ ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀπόκρισιν οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:1 - πόθεν G4159 πόλεμοι καὶ πόθεν G4159 μάχαι ἐν ὑμῖν οὐκ ἐντεῦθεν ἐκ τῶν ἡδονῶν ὑμῶν τῶν στρατευομένων ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ὑμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:5 - μνημόνευε οὖν πόθεν G4159 πέπτωκας καὶ μετανόησον καὶ τὰ πρῶτα ἔργα ποίησον εἰ δὲ μή ἔρχομαί σοι καὶ κινήσω τὴν λυχνίαν σου ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτῆς ἐὰν μὴ μετανοήσῃς

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:13 - καὶ ἀπεκρίθη εἷς ἐκ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων λέγων μοι οὗτοι οἱ περιβεβλημένοι τὰς στολὰς τὰς λευκὰς τίνες εἰσὶν καὶ πόθεν G4159 ἦλθον
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