Strong G4226ποῦ

where?

Transliteration
pou
Pronunciation
poo
Morphology
Greek Adverb - Interrogative

Definition

Genitive case of πός pos an interrogitive pronoun (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.

Detailed definition

ποῦ
interrog. adv., [in LXX for אַי, אַיֵּה, אָן;]
1. prop., where?: Mat.2:2 26:17, Mrk.14:12, 14, Luk.17:17, 37 22:9, 11, Jhn.1:39 7:11 8:10, 19 9:12 11:34; ποῦ (ἐστιν), indicating that the subject in question is not to be found, Luk.8:25, Rom.3:27, 1Co.1:20 12:17 12:19 15:55, Gal.4:15, 2Pe.3:4; ποῦ φανεῖται, 1Pe.4:18.

2. = ὅπου (WM, 640; B1., § 50, 5): with indic., Mat.2:4, Mrk.15:47, Jhn.1:40 11:57 20:2, 13 20:15 Rev.2:13; with subjc., Mat.8:20, Luk.9:58 12:17.

3. In colloq. (as in Eng.) = ποῖ, whither: in direct questions, Jhn.7:35 9:12 13:36 16:5; in indir. quest., Jhn.3:8 8:14 12:35 14:5, Heb.11:8, 1Jn.2:11.†
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In the Bible

Strong G4226 appears in 39 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • where31
  • whither8

First verses

  1. Matthew 2:2
    Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
  2. Matthew 2:4
    And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
  3. Matthew 8:20
    And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
  4. Matthew 26:17
    Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
  5. Mark 14:12
    And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
  6. Mark 14:14
    And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
  7. Luke 8:25
    And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
  8. Luke 9:58
    And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
  9. Luke 12:17
    And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
  10. Luke 17:17
    And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
  11. Luke 17:37
    And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
  12. Luke 22:9
    And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
  13. Luke 22:11
    And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
  14. John 1:38
    Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
  15. John 3:8
    The 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.
  16. John 7:11
    Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
  17. John 7:35
    Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
  18. John 8:10
    When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
  19. John 8:14
    Jesus 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.
  20. John 8:19
    Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ποῦ,
Ionic dialect κοῦ, interrogative adverb where? [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, etc.; frequently with _dative_ _person_, ποῦ δέ οἱ ἔντεα κεῖται..; 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.407; π. τοι τόξο; 5.171; π. τοι Δηΐφοβος.., π. δέ τοι Ὀθρυονεύ; 13.770, 772; ἀλλ᾽ ἡμὶν Αἴας ποὖστι; 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 733; π. μοί ποτε ναίε; [prev. author] “OC” 137 (Lyric poetry))]; rarely with Verbs of motion in early authors, see που entry near the end:—with genitive loci, π. χθονό; where in the world? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 231; π. γῆ; 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 984, “OT” 108, etc.; π. τῆς χώρα; 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitum magistro” 7.14)]; τὴν σοφίαν.. π. χοροῦ τάξομε; in what part of the chorus? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 279c.)]
2 so in a sense not strictly local, π. ποτ᾽ εἶ φρενῶ; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 390; π. γνώμης ποτ᾽ ε; [prev. author] “Ant.” 42; π. ποτ᾽ εἰμὶ πράγματο; [prev. author] “Tr.” 375)]; π. σοι τύχης ἕστηκε; at what point of fortune stands he? [Refs ([prev. author] “Aj.” 102.)]
II of manner, how? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 406, “Or.” 802)]; to express an inference very strongly, κοῦ γε δὴ.. οὐκ ἂν χωσθείη κόλπος..; how then would it not.. ? i.e. it certainly would.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.11, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.27 codices)]; in Trag., in indignant questions, how? by what right? π. σὺ στρατηγεῖς τοῦδ; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1100; ποῦ σὺ μάντις εἶ σαφή; [prev. author] “OT” 390, compare “Ph.” 451, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 369 (Lyric poetry), 510; π. γάρ ἐστι δίκαιο; 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 37.41, compare 23.58.)]