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Lexicon :: Strong's G4226 - pou

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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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 101 times in 87 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 3:9–Pro 23:30)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:9 - And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:9 - And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8 - And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:9 - And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:5 - And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:7 - And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:17 - And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:16 - And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:30 - And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:21 - Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:20 - And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:28 - Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:37 - And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:5 - And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:20 - And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:13 - And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:18 - Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:38 - Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:17 - And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a 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 Box Jdg 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:3 - (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:19 - And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14 - And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:22 - Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16 - This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:1 - And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:22 - And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 9:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:4 - And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:13 - And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:3 - And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:20 - And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:12 - And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:14 - And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:6 - And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:13 - And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:34 - Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:13 - Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:15 - And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:29 - Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:7 - Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:28 - For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:10 - But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:4 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:3 - My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:10 - As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:10 - Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:49

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:49 - Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:2 - Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:7 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:31 - Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:30 - They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

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