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Lexicon :: Strong's G4159 - pothen

Aa
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.

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 32 times in 30 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8 - And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:4 - And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:13 - Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:8 - And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:6 - Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; and I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:9 - And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:17 - And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:11 - Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men of whom I know not whence they are?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:13 - And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:3 - And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:13 - And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:25 - But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:27 - And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:14 - Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:7 - And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:2 - And Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 -
But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20 -
Whence then cometh wisdom?
And where is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:24 -
By what way is the light parted,
Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1 -
A Song of Ascents.
I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains:
From whence shall my help come?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:27 -
If thou hast not wherewith to pay,
Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:3 - Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:24 - Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work is of nought; an abomination is he that chooseth you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:28 - And when I look, there is no man: even among them there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can answer a word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18 - Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou indeed be unto me as a deceitful brook, as waters that fail?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:17 - And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:9 - Give wings unto Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8 - Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:7 - And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
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