Strong G4159πόθεν
whence
- Transliteration
- pothen
- Pronunciation
- poth'-en
- Morphology
- Greek Adverb
Definition
From the base of G4213 with enclitic adverb of origin;
from which (as interrogitive) or what (as relative) place state source or cause: - whence.
from which (as interrogitive) or what (as relative) place state source or cause: - whence.
Detailed definition
πόθεν
adv.,
whence;
__(a) of place: Mat.15:33, Luk.13:25, 27, Jhn.3:8 6:5 8:14 9:29-30 19:9, Rev.7:13; metaphorically, of condition, Rev.2:5;
__(b) of origin: Mat.13:27, 54 13:56 21:25, Mrk.6:2, Luk.20:7, Jhn.2:9, Jas.4:1; of parentage, Jhn.7:27-28;
__(with) of cause: Mrk.8:4 12:37, Luk.1:43, Jhn.1:49 4:11.†
(AS)
adv.,
whence;
__(a) of place: Mat.15:33, Luk.13:25, 27, Jhn.3:8 6:5 8:14 9:29-30 19:9, Rev.7:13; metaphorically, of condition, Rev.2:5;
__(b) of origin: Mat.13:27, 54 13:56 21:25, Mrk.6:2, Luk.20:7, Jhn.2:9, Jas.4:1; of parentage, Jhn.7:27-28;
__(with) of cause: Mrk.8:4 12:37, Luk.1:43, Jhn.1:49 4:11.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4159 appears in 26 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- whence25
- they1
First verses
- Matthew 13:27So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
- Matthew 13:54And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
- Matthew 13:56And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
- Matthew 15:33And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
- Matthew 21:25The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
- Mark 6:2And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
- Mark 8:4And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
- Mark 12:37David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
- Luke 1:43And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
- Luke 13:25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
- Luke 13:27But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
- Luke 20:7And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
- John 1:48Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
- John 2:9When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
- John 3:8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
- John 4:11The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
- John 6:5When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
- John 7:27Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
- John 7:28Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
- John 8:14Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πόθεν,
Ionic dialect κόθεν:
I interrogative adverb whence?
I.1 of Place, εἰρώτα.., τίς εἴη καὶ π. ἔλθοι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.423; ποδαπὸς ὁ ξένο; π.; 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 657; ποῖ δὴ καὶ π.; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 227a: with _genitive_, τίς π. εἰς ἀνδρῶ; 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 21.150, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.170, +others; κ. τῆς Φρυγίης ἥκω; 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.35; π. γῆς ἦλθε; 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 258, etc.)]
I.2 of origin, π. γένος εὔχεται εἶναι from what stock he avows that he is by descent, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.373; τὴν.. τέχνην πῶς καὶ π. ἄν τις δύναιτο πορίσασθα; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 269d; π. ἄλλοθεν..; 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 3.28: with _genitive_, π. ποτὲ.. θνητῶν ἔφυσα; 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 841.)]
I.3 in speaking, π. ἄρξωμα; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 855 (_anapaest meter_); π. ἂν λάβοιμι ῥῆμ; 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 521, etc.)]
I.4 of the cause, whence? wherefore? π. χοὰς ἔπεμψε; ἐκ τίνος λόγο; [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 515)]; to express surprise or negation, π. γὰρ ἔσται βιοτ; i.e. οὐδαμόθεν, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1159 (Lyric poetry); π. υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἐστι; NT.Mark.12.37; πόθε;)]how can it be? impossible! nonsense! [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1620, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1145, “Ra.” 1455; σὺ δ᾽ ὁμέστιος θεοῖ; π.; [prev. author] “fragment” 655; ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἔστι ταῦτα· πόθε; πολλοῦ γε καὶ δεῖ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.47, compare 24.157, etc.)]; π. γά; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 781.)]
I.5 with Verbs of finding, taking, purchasing, etc., π. ἂν πριαίμην ῥῖν; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 21; π. ἄν τις τοῦτο τὸ χρῖμα λάβο; 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 2.4; π. πρᾷον.. ἦθος εὑρήσομε; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 375c, compare “Euthd.” 273e, +others; so κάθησθε κλάοντες περὶ τῆς αὔριον π. φάγητε 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 1.9.19.)]
II ποθέν, enclitic adverb from some place or other, εἴ π. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.380; εἰ καί π. ἄλλοθεν ἔλθοι 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7.52, compare 5.490; φανεὶς.. π. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 354; ἦλθέ π. σωτήρ [prev. author] “Ch.” 1073 (_anapaest meter_); ἐκ δρυός π. ἢ ἐκ πέτρας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 544d)]; ἐκ βιβλίου π. ἀκούσας from some book or other, [Refs ([prev. author] “Phdr.” 268c, compare 244d; after ἐνθένδε, ἐντεῦθεν, [prev. work] 229b, 270a, etc.)]
Ionic dialect κόθεν:
I interrogative adverb whence?
I.1 of Place, εἰρώτα.., τίς εἴη καὶ π. ἔλθοι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.423; ποδαπὸς ὁ ξένο; π.; 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 657; ποῖ δὴ καὶ π.; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 227a: with _genitive_, τίς π. εἰς ἀνδρῶ; 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 21.150, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.170, +others; κ. τῆς Φρυγίης ἥκω; 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.35; π. γῆς ἦλθε; 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 258, etc.)]
I.2 of origin, π. γένος εὔχεται εἶναι from what stock he avows that he is by descent, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.373; τὴν.. τέχνην πῶς καὶ π. ἄν τις δύναιτο πορίσασθα; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 269d; π. ἄλλοθεν..; 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 3.28: with _genitive_, π. ποτὲ.. θνητῶν ἔφυσα; 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 841.)]
I.3 in speaking, π. ἄρξωμα; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 855 (_anapaest meter_); π. ἂν λάβοιμι ῥῆμ; 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 521, etc.)]
I.4 of the cause, whence? wherefore? π. χοὰς ἔπεμψε; ἐκ τίνος λόγο; [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 515)]; to express surprise or negation, π. γὰρ ἔσται βιοτ; i.e. οὐδαμόθεν, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1159 (Lyric poetry); π. υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἐστι; NT.Mark.12.37; πόθε;)]how can it be? impossible! nonsense! [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1620, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1145, “Ra.” 1455; σὺ δ᾽ ὁμέστιος θεοῖ; π.; [prev. author] “fragment” 655; ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἔστι ταῦτα· πόθε; πολλοῦ γε καὶ δεῖ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.47, compare 24.157, etc.)]; π. γά; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 781.)]
I.5 with Verbs of finding, taking, purchasing, etc., π. ἂν πριαίμην ῥῖν; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 21; π. ἄν τις τοῦτο τὸ χρῖμα λάβο; 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 2.4; π. πρᾷον.. ἦθος εὑρήσομε; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 375c, compare “Euthd.” 273e, +others; so κάθησθε κλάοντες περὶ τῆς αὔριον π. φάγητε 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 1.9.19.)]
II ποθέν, enclitic adverb from some place or other, εἴ π. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.380; εἰ καί π. ἄλλοθεν ἔλθοι 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7.52, compare 5.490; φανεὶς.. π. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 354; ἦλθέ π. σωτήρ [prev. author] “Ch.” 1073 (_anapaest meter_); ἐκ δρυός π. ἢ ἐκ πέτρας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 544d)]; ἐκ βιβλίου π. ἀκούσας from some book or other, [Refs ([prev. author] “Phdr.” 268c, compare 244d; after ἐνθένδε, ἐντεῦθεν, [prev. work] 229b, 270a, etc.)]