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Lexicon :: Strong's G4226 - pou

Aa
ποῦ
Transliteration
pou (Key)
Pronunciation
poo
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Genitive case of an interrogative pronoun pos (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as πού (G4225) used with the rising slide of enquiry)
mGNT
49x in 2 unique form(s) TR
44x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
101x in 2 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

ποῦ poû, poo; genitive case of an interrogative pronoun πός pós (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as G4225 used with the rising slide of inquiry); as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality:—where, whither.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's G4226 in the following manner: where (37x), whither (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's G4226 in the following manner: where (37x), whither (10x).

  1. somewhere

  2. nearly

  3. with numerals: somewhere about, about

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ποῦ poû, poo; genitive case of an interrogative pronoun πός pós (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as G4225 used with the rising slide of inquiry); as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality:—where, whither.
STRONGS G4226:
ποῦ (cf. Curtius, § 631), an interrogative adverb, from Homer down, the Sept. for אַיֵה, אָנָה, אַי, where? in what place?
a. in direct questions: Matthew 2:2; Matthew 26:17; Mark 14:12, 14; Luke 17:17, 37; Luke 22:9, 11; John 1:38(39); John 7:11; 8:10,19; 9:12; 11:34; 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: Luke 8:25; Romans 3:27; 1 Corinthians 1:20; 1 Corinthians 12:17, 19; 1 Corinthians 15:55; Galatians 4:15 L T Tr WH; 2 Peter 3:4; ποῦ φανεῖται (A. V. where shall... appear) equivalent to there will be no place for him, 1 Peter 4:18.
b. in indirect questions, for the relative ὅπου (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 57, 2 at the end): followed by the indicative, Matthew 2:4; Mark 15:47; John 1:39 (40); John 11:57; 20:2,13,15; Revelation 2:13 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 612 (569)); followed by the subjunctive, Matthew 8:20; Luke 9:58; Luke 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)): John 7:35 (cf. Winers Grammar, 300 (281); Buttmann, 358 (307)); John 13:36; 16:5; in indirect question, followed by the indicative: John 3:8; John 8:14; John 12:35; John 14:5; Hebrews 11:8; 1 John 2:11.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:2; 2:4; 8:20; 26:17
Mark
14:12; 14:14; 15:47
Luke
8:25; 9:58; 12:17; 17:17; 17:37; 22:9; 22:11
John
1:38; 1:39; 3:8; 7:11; 7:35; 8:10; 8:14; 8:19; 9:12; 11:34; 11:57; 12:35; 13:36; 14:5; 16:5; 20:2; 20:13; 20:15
Romans
3:27
1 Corinthians
1:20; 12:17; 12:19; 15:55
Galatians
4:15
Hebrews
11:8
1 Peter
4:18
2 Peter
3:4
1 John
2:11
Revelation
2:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4226 matches the Greek ποῦ (pou),
which occurs 49 times in 44 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:2 - Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:4 - And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:20 - And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:17 - Now on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where are we to make ready for you to take the Passover meal?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:12 - And on the first day of unleavened bread, when the Passover lamb is put to death, his disciples said to him, Where are we to go and make ready for you to take the Passover meal?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:14 - And wherever he goes in, say to the owner of the house, The Master says, Where is my guest-room, where I may take the Passover with my disciples?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:47 - And Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was put.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:25 - And he said to them, Where is your faith? And fear and wonder overcame them, and they said to one another, Who then is this, who gives orders even to the winds and the water and they do what he says?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:58 - And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have resting-places, but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:17 - And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:17 - And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:37 - And they, answering him, said, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there will the eagles come together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:9 - And they said to him, Where are we to get it ready?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:11 - And say to the master of the house, The Master says, Where is the guest-room, where I may take the Passover with my disciples?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:38 - And Jesus, turning round, saw them coming after him and said to them, What are you looking for? They said to him, Rabbi (which is to say, Master), where are you living?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:39 - He said to them, Come and see. They went with him then and saw where he was living; and they were with him all that day: it was then about the tenth hour of the day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:8 - The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:11 - At the feast the Jews were looking for him and saying, Where is he?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:35 - So the Jews said among themselves, To what place is he going where we will not see him? will he go to the Jews living among the Greeks and become the teacher of the Greeks?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:10 - Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where are the men who said things against you? did no one give a decision against you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14 - Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:19 - Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus said in answer, You have no knowledge of me or of my Father: if you had knowledge of me you would have knowledge of my Father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:12 - And they said to him, Where is he? His answer was: I have no knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:34 - And said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:57

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:57 - Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone had knowledge where he was, he was to give them word, so that they might take him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 - Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:36 - Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:5 - Thomas said, Lord, we have no knowledge of where you are going; how may we have knowledge of the way?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:5 - But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:2 - Then she went running to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple who was loved by Jesus, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the place of the dead and we have no knowledge where they have put him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13 - They said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I have no knowledge where they have put him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15 - Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? who are you looking for? She, taking him for the gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have taken him away from here, say where you have put him and I will take him away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:29 - Then, fearing that by chance we might come on to the rocks, they let down four hooks from the back of the ship, and made prayers for the coming of day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:27 - What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:20 - Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:17 - If all the body was an eye, where would be the hearing? if all was hearing, where would be the smelling?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:19 - And if they were all one part, where would the body be?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:55

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:55 - O death, where is your power? O death, where are your pains?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:15 - Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:8 - By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:18 - And if it is hard for even the good man to get salvation, what chance has the man without religion or the sinner?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:4 - Saying, Where is the hope of his coming? From the death of the fathers till now everything has gone on as it was from the making of the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:11 - But he who has hate for his brother is in the dark, walking in the dark with no knowledge of where he is going, unable to see because of the dark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 - I have knowledge that your living-place is where Satan has his seat: and you are true to my name, and were not turned away from your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my true witness, who was put to death among you, where Satan has his place.
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