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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 32 times in 30 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8 - καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου Αγαρ παιδίσκη Σαρας πόθεν G4159 ἔρχῃ καὶ ποῦ πορεύῃ καὶ εἶπεν ἀπὸ προσώπου Σαρας τῆς κυρίας μου ἐγὼ ἀποδιδράσκω

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:4 - εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς Ιακωβ ἀδελφοί πόθεν G4159 ἐστὲ ὑμεῖς οἱ δὲ εἶπαν ἐκ Χαρραν ἐσμέν

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - ἰδὼν δὲ Ιωσηφ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐπέγνω καὶ ἠλλοτριοῦτο ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς σκληρὰ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς πόθεν G4159 ἥκατε οἱ δὲ εἶπαν ἐκ γῆς Χανααν ἀγοράσαι βρώματα

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:13 - πόθεν G4159 μοι κρέα δοῦναι παντὶ τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ ὅτι κλαίουσιν ἐπ᾽ ἐμοὶ λέγοντες δὸς ἡμῖν κρέα ἵνα φάγωμεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:8 - καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς Ἰησοῦν οἰκέται σού ἐσμεν καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς Ἰησοῦς πόθεν G4159 ἐστὲ καὶ πόθεν G4159 παραγεγόνατε

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:6 - καὶ ἦλθεν ἡ γυνὴ καὶ εἶπεν τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς λέγουσα ὅτι ἄνθρωπος τοῦ θεοῦ ἦλθεν πρός με καὶ ἡ ὅρασις αὐτοῦ ὡς ὅρασις ἀγγέλου τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπιφανὴς σφόδρα καὶ ἠρώτων πόθεν G4159 ἐστίν καὶ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἀπήγγειλέν μοι

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:9 - καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Μιχα πόθεν G4159 ἔρχῃ καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν Λευίτης ἐγώ εἰμι ἐκ Βηθλεεμ Ιουδα καὶ ἐγὼ πορεύομαι παροικεῖν οὗ ἐὰν εὕρω

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:17 - καὶ ἀναβλέψας τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς εἶδεν τὸν ἄνδρα τὸν ὁδοιπόρον ἐν τῇ πλατείᾳ τῆς πόλεως καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀνὴρ ὁ πρεσβύτης ποῦ πορεύῃ καὶ πόθεν G4159 ἔρχῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:11 - καὶ λήμψομαι τοὺς ἄρτους μου καὶ τὸν οἶνόν μου καὶ τὰ θύματά μου ἃ τέθυκα τοῖς κείρουσίν μου τὰ πρόβατα καὶ δώσω αὐτὰ ἀνδράσιν οἷς οὐκ οἶδα πόθεν G4159 εἰσίν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:13 - καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Δαυιδ τίνος σὺ εἶ καὶ πόθεν G4159 εἶ καὶ εἶπεν τὸ παιδάριον τὸ Αἰγύπτιον ἐγώ εἰμι δοῦλος ἀνδρὸς Αμαληκίτου καὶ κατέλιπέν με ὁ κύριός μου ὅτι ἠνωχλήθην ἐγὼ σήμερον τριταῖος

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:3 - καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Δαυιδ πόθεν G4159 σὺ παραγίνῃ καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν ἐκ τῆς παρεμβολῆς Ισραηλ ἐγὼ διασέσῳσμαι

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:13 - καὶ εἶπεν Δαυιδ τῷ παιδαρίῳ τῷ ἀπαγγέλλοντι αὐτῷ πόθεν G4159 εἶ σύ καὶ εἶπεν υἱὸς ἀνδρὸς παροίκου Αμαληκίτου ἐγώ εἰμι

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:25 - καὶ αὐτὸς εἰσῆλθεν καὶ παρειστήκει πρὸς τὸν κύριον αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Ελισαιε πόθεν G4159 Γιεζι καὶ εἶπεν Γιεζι οὐ πεπόρευται ὁ δοῦλός σου ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:27 - καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ μή σε σώσαι κύριος πόθεν G4159 σώσω σε μὴ ἀπὸ τῆς ἅλωνος ἢ ἀπὸ τῆς ληνοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:14 - καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Ησαιας ὁ προφήτης πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Εζεκιαν καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν τί ἐλάλησαν οἱ ἄνδρες οὗτοι καὶ πόθεν G4159 ἥκασιν πρὸς σέ καὶ εἶπεν Εζεκιας ἐκ γῆς πόρρωθεν ἥκασιν πρός με ἐκ Βαβυλῶνος

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:7 - καὶ εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ διαβόλῳ πόθεν G4159 παραγέγονας καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ διάβολος τῷ κυρίῳ εἶπεν περιελθὼν τὴν γῆν καὶ ἐμπεριπατήσας τὴν ὑπ᾽ οὐρανὸν πάρειμι

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:2 - καὶ εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ διαβόλῳ πόθεν G4159 σὺ ἔρχῃ τότε εἶπεν ὁ διάβολος ἐνώπιον τοῦ κυρίου διαπορευθεὶς τὴν ὑπ᾽ οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐμπεριπατήσας τὴν σύμπασαν πάρειμι

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 - ἡ δὲ σοφία πόθεν G4159 εὑρέθη ποῖος δὲ τόπος ἐστὶν τῆς ἐπιστήμης

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20 - ἡ δὲ σοφία πόθεν G4159 εὑρέθη ποῖος δὲ τόπος ἐστὶν τῆς συνέσεως

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:24 - πόθεν G4159 δὲ ἐκπορεύεται πάχνη ἢ διασκεδάννυται νότος εἰς τὴν ὑπ᾽ οὐρανόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 121:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1 - (LXX 120:1)ᾠδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου εἰς τὰ ὄρη πόθεν G4159 ἥξει ἡ βοήθειά μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:27 - ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ ἔχῃς πόθεν G4159 ἀποτείσῃς λήμψονται τὸ στρῶμα τὸ ὑπὸ τὰς πλευράς σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:3 - καὶ ἦλθεν Ησαιας ὁ προφήτης πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Εζεκιαν καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν τί λέγουσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι οὗτοι καὶ πόθεν G4159 ἥκασιν πρὸς σέ καὶ εἶπεν Εζεκιας ἐκ γῆς πόρρωθεν ἥκασιν πρός με ἐκ Βαβυλῶνος

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:24 - ὅτι πόθεν G4159 ἐστὲ ὑμεῖς καὶ πόθεν G4159 ἡ ἐργασία ὑμῶν ἐκ γῆς βδέλυγμα ἐξελέξαντο ὑμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:28 - ἀπὸ γὰρ τῶν ἐθνῶν ἰδοὺ οὐδείς καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων αὐτῶν οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἀναγγέλλων καὶ ἐὰν ἐρωτήσω αὐτούς πόθεν G4159 ἐστέ οὐ μὴ ἀποκριθῶσίν μοι

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18 - ἵνα τί οἱ λυποῦντές με κατισχύουσίν μου ἡ πληγή μου στερεά πόθεν G4159 ἰαθήσομαι γινομένη ἐγενήθη μοι ὡς ὕδωρ ψευδὲς οὐκ ἔχον πίστιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:17 - (LXX 43:17)καὶ τὸν Βαρουχ ἠρώτησαν λέγοντες πόθεν G4159 ἔγραψας πάντας τοὺς λόγους τούτους

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:9 - (LXX 31:9)δότε σημεῖα τῇ Μωαβ ὅτι ἁφῇ ἀναφθήσεται καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ πόλεις αὐτῆς εἰς ἄβατον ἔσονται πόθεν G4159 ἔνοικος αὐτῇ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8 - (LXX 1:8)καὶ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτόν ἀπάγγειλον ἡμῖν τίνος ἕνεκεν ἡ κακία αὕτη ἐστὶν ἐν ἡμῖν τίς σου ἡ ἐργασία ἐστίν καὶ πόθεν G4159 ἔρχῃ καὶ ἐκ ποίας χώρας καὶ ἐκ ποίου λαοῦ εἶ σύ

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:7 - (LXX 3:7)καὶ ἔσται πᾶς ὁ ὁρῶν σε ἀποπηδήσεται ἀπὸ σοῦ καὶ ἐρεῖ Δειλαία Νινευη τίς στενάξει αὐτήν πόθεν G4159 ζητήσω παράκλησιν αὐτῇ
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