Strong G3606ὅθεν
whence
- Transliteration
- hothen
- Pronunciation
- hoth'-en
- Morphology
- Greek Conjunction
Definition
From G3739 with the directive enclitic of source;
from which place or source or cause (adverbially or conjugationally): - from thence (from) whence where (-by -fore -upon).
from which place or source or cause (adverbially or conjugationally): - from thence (from) whence where (-by -fore -upon).
Detailed definition
ὅθεν
adv.,
whence;
__(a) of direction or source: Mat.12:44, Luk.11:24, Act.14:26 28:13; = ἐκεῖθεν ὅπου, Mat.25:24, 26 (cf. Thuc., i, 89, 3); ὅ. γινώσκομεν, 1Jn.2:18;
__(b) of cause, whence, wherefore: Mat.14:7, Act.26:19, Heb.2:17 3:1 7:25 8:3 9:18 11:19.†
(AS)
adv.,
whence;
__(a) of direction or source: Mat.12:44, Luk.11:24, Act.14:26 28:13; = ἐκεῖθεν ὅπου, Mat.25:24, 26 (cf. Thuc., i, 89, 3); ὅ. γινώσκομεν, 1Jn.2:18;
__(b) of cause, whence, wherefore: Mat.14:7, Act.26:19, Heb.2:17 3:1 7:25 8:3 9:18 11:19.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3606 appears in 15 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- whence4
- wherefore4
- whereupon3
- where2
- thence1
- whereby1
First verses
- Matthew 12:44Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
- Matthew 14:7Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
- Matthew 25:24Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
- Matthew 25:26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
- Luke 11:24When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
- Acts 14:26And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.
- Acts 26:19Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
- Acts 28:13And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
- Hebrews 2:17Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
- Hebrews 3:1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
- Hebrews 7:25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
- Hebrews 8:3For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
- Hebrews 9:18Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
- Hebrews 11:19Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
- 1 John 2:18Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ὅθεν,
relative adverb whence, ὑπὸ πλατανίστῳ, ὅ. ῥέεν ἀγλαὸν ὕδωρ [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.307)]; ἐξ Ἐνετῶν, ὅ. ἡμιόνων γένος[Refs ([prev. work] 852; γένος δέ μοι ἔνθεν, ὅ. σοί 4.58, etc.; πόλεως ὅθεν εἶ “IG” 12(5).310.2 (from Paros))]; also, from whom or which, ὅθεν περ Ὁμηρίδαι ἄρχονται, Διὸς ἐκ προοιμίου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 2.1; τὴν τεκοῦσαν.., ὅθεν περ αὐτὸς ἐσπάρη 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1498; Φοῖνιξ, ὅθεν περ τοὔνομ᾽ ἡ χώρα φέρει 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 819.8: followed by Particles, ὅθεν περ (see. above))]; ὅθεν δή [Refs 8th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 15 (_anapaest meter_); ὅθεν τε 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.358.)]
b in Attic dialect Prose, ὅθεν δή from whatever source, in what manner soever, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 267d; so ὁθενδήποτε Dosith. p.410 K.)]; also ἄλλοθεν ὁθενοῦν from any other place whatsoever, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 738c.)]
2 for where or whither, by attraction, when the antecedent clause contains a notion of place whence, ἐκ δὲ γῆς, ὅ. προὔκειτ᾽ from the ground where it lay, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 701)]; ὅ... ἀπέλιπες, ἀποκρίνου answer [from the point] where you left off, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 497c; διεκομίζοντο.. ὅ. ὑπεξέθεντο παῖδας καὶ γυναῖκας 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.89)]; ὅθεν, ={ἐκεῖσε ὅθεν}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.3.17, 7.6.12, etc.)]; ὅθεν περ, ={ἐκεῖθεν ὅθεν περ}, [Refs (“IG” 12.78.9,88.23.)]
II whence, for which reason, σφυρῶν.. κέντρα διαπείρας μέσον, ὅ. νιν Ἑλλὰς ὠνόμαζεν Οἰδίπουν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 27, compare 5th c.BC: Antipho Sophista 54, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 3.2, “IG” 22.1011.42, +others; ὅ... ἱδρύσαθ᾽ ἱερόν 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 267.4)]; for what reason, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 319b; ὅ. ἠνάγκασμαι κατηγορεῖν αὐτῶν, περὶ τούτων πρῶτον εἰπεῖν βούλομαι 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 22.1.)]
relative adverb whence, ὑπὸ πλατανίστῳ, ὅ. ῥέεν ἀγλαὸν ὕδωρ [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.307)]; ἐξ Ἐνετῶν, ὅ. ἡμιόνων γένος[Refs ([prev. work] 852; γένος δέ μοι ἔνθεν, ὅ. σοί 4.58, etc.; πόλεως ὅθεν εἶ “IG” 12(5).310.2 (from Paros))]; also, from whom or which, ὅθεν περ Ὁμηρίδαι ἄρχονται, Διὸς ἐκ προοιμίου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 2.1; τὴν τεκοῦσαν.., ὅθεν περ αὐτὸς ἐσπάρη 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1498; Φοῖνιξ, ὅθεν περ τοὔνομ᾽ ἡ χώρα φέρει 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 819.8: followed by Particles, ὅθεν περ (see. above))]; ὅθεν δή [Refs 8th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 15 (_anapaest meter_); ὅθεν τε 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.358.)]
b in Attic dialect Prose, ὅθεν δή from whatever source, in what manner soever, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 267d; so ὁθενδήποτε Dosith. p.410 K.)]; also ἄλλοθεν ὁθενοῦν from any other place whatsoever, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 738c.)]
2 for where or whither, by attraction, when the antecedent clause contains a notion of place whence, ἐκ δὲ γῆς, ὅ. προὔκειτ᾽ from the ground where it lay, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 701)]; ὅ... ἀπέλιπες, ἀποκρίνου answer [from the point] where you left off, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 497c; διεκομίζοντο.. ὅ. ὑπεξέθεντο παῖδας καὶ γυναῖκας 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.89)]; ὅθεν, ={ἐκεῖσε ὅθεν}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.3.17, 7.6.12, etc.)]; ὅθεν περ, ={ἐκεῖθεν ὅθεν περ}, [Refs (“IG” 12.78.9,88.23.)]
II whence, for which reason, σφυρῶν.. κέντρα διαπείρας μέσον, ὅ. νιν Ἑλλὰς ὠνόμαζεν Οἰδίπουν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 27, compare 5th c.BC: Antipho Sophista 54, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 3.2, “IG” 22.1011.42, +others; ὅ... ἱδρύσαθ᾽ ἱερόν 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 267.4)]; for what reason, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 319b; ὅ. ἠνάγκασμαι κατηγορεῖν αὐτῶν, περὶ τούτων πρῶτον εἰπεῖν βούλομαι 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 22.1.)]