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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4226 - ποῦ

Transliteration

poû

Phonetics

poo

Origin

genitive case of an interrogative pronoun pos (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as (G4225) used with the rising slide of enquiry)

Parts of Speech

adverb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

somewhere
nearly
with numerals: somewhere about, about

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 346 ‑ אַיֵּה (ah‑yay'); 6030 ‑ עָנָה (aw‑naw');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (45)

Matthew 4

Mark 2

Luke 7

John 19

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 8

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

Revelation 1

BSB (43)

Matthew 4

Mark 2

Luke 7

John 18

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 8

Galatians 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

Revelation 1

CSB (46)

Matthew 4

Mark 3

Luke 7

John 19

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 8

Hebrews 1

2 Peter 1

1 John 1

Revelation 1

ESV (42)

Matthew 4

Mark 3

Luke 7

John 19

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 8

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

1 John 1

Revelation 1

KJV (47)

Matthew 4

Mark 3

Luke 7

John 19

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 8

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

1 John 1

Revelation 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (46)

Matthew 3

Mark 3

Luke 6

John 19

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 8

Galatians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

1 John 1

Revelation 1

N95 (46)

Matthew 3

Mark 3

Luke 6

John 19

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 8

Galatians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

1 John 1

Revelation 1

NAS (46)

Matthew 4

Mark 3

Luke 7

John 19

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 8

Galatians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

1 John 1

Revelation 1

NLT (40)

Matthew 4

Mark 2

Luke 7

John 17

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 9

Galatians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

Revelation 1

WEB (44)

Matthew 4

Mark 2

Luke 7

John 18

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 8

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

Revelation 1

YLT (37)

Matthew 3

Mark 3

Luke 5

John 16

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 4

Galatians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

1 John 1

Revelation 1

ASV (45)

he was 1

where 35

whither 9

BSB (43)

place 1

what 2

where 35

where is 3

where is the 1

where then are 1

CSB (46)

anywhere 1

place 2

where 43

ESV (42)

what 1

where 40

whither 1

KJV (47)

where 37

whither 10

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (46)

place 1

what 1

where 44

N95 (46)

place 1

what 1

where 44

NAS (46)

place 1

what 1

where 44

NLT (40)

can 1

how 1

place 2

that 1

what 1

where 32

would 2

WEB (44)

place 1

room 1

to 1

what 1

where 39

YLT (37)

thy works, and where 1

to him, 'where 1

what for 1

where 23

where it was excluded of works no 1

where where 1

where where where did not 1

where' they say 1

whither 7

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

ADV-I 49

ANT

ADV-I 44

BEZ

ADV 46

BGB

ADV-I 44

BMT

ADV-I 44

BYZ

ADV-I 44

ELZ

ADV 43

V-PMPNSM 1

NA26

D 47

SBL

ADV-I 44

SCV

ADV-I 44

STV

ADV-I 43

PRT-I 1

TIS

ADV-I 44

ADV-I 47

TRG

ADV 44

V-PMPNSM 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ποῦ,

Ion. κοῦ, interrog. Adv. where? Hom., etc.; freq. c. dat. pers., ποῦ δέ οἱ ἔντεα κεῖται . .; Il. 10.407; π. τοι τόξον; 5.171; π. τοι Δηΐφοβος . ., π. δέ τοι Ὀθρυονεύς; 13.770, 772; ἀλλ' ἡμὶν Αἴας ποὖστιν; S. Aj. 733; π. μοί ποτε ναίει; Id. OC 137 (lyr.); rarely with Verbs of motion in early authors, v. που sub fin.: — c. gen. loci, π. χθονός; where in the world? A. Pers. 231; π. γῆς; S. Aj. 984, OT 108, etc.; π. τῆς χώρας; X. Eq.Mag. 7.14; τὴν σοφίαν . . π. χοροῦ τάξομεν; in what part of the chorus? Pl. Euthd. 279c .

2. so in a sense not strictly local, π. ποτ' εἶ φρενῶν; S. El. 390; π. γνώμης ποτ' εἶ; Id. Ant. 42; π. ποτ' εἰμὶ πράγματος; Id. Tr. 375; π. σοι τύχης ἕστηκεν; at what point of fortune stands he? Id. Aj. 102 .

II of manner, how? E. IA 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 . ., Hdt. 2.11, cf. Th. 8.27 codd.; in Trag., in indignant questions, how? by what right? π. σὺ στρατηγεῖς τοῦδε; S. Aj. 1100; ποῦ σὺ μάντις εἶ σαφής; Id. OT 390, cf. Ph. 451, E. Heracl. 369 (lyr.), 510; π. γάρ ἐστι δίκαιον; D. 37.41, cf. 23.58 .

Thayer's Expanded Definition

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); ; 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); ; 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)); ; 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.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ποῦ ,

interrog. adv.,

[in LXX for H335, H346, H575;]

1. prop., where?: Matthew 2:2; Matthew 26:17, Mark 14:12; Mark 14:14, Luke 17:17; Luke 17:37; Luke 22:9; Luke 22:11, John 1:39; John 7:11; John 8:10; John 8:19; John 9:12; John 11:34; ποῦ (ἐστιν ), indicating that the subject in question is not to be found, Luke 8:25, Romans 3:27, 1 Corinthians 1:20; 1 Corinthians 12:17; 1 Corinthians 12:19; 1 Corinthians 15:55, Galatians 4:15, 2 Peter 3:4; ποῦ φανεῖται , 1 Peter 4:18.

2. = ὅπου (WM, 640; B1., § 50, 5): c. indic., Matthew 2:4, Mark 15:47, John 1:40; John 11:57; John 20:2; John 20:13; John 20:15 Revelation 2:13; c. subjc., Matthew 8:20, Luke 9:58; Luke 12:17.

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

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

In support of the view that in Acts 17:25 προσδέομαι means ";need in addition"; as against the AV, RV rendering ";need,"; the following exx. of the verb may be cited : —P Petr II. 37ii. 18 (iii/B.C.) (= p. [119]) ὁ γὰρ καιρὸς οὐδεμιᾶς ὑπερβολῆς προσδεῖται, ";for the time allows of no further delay,"; P Lille I. 5.13 (B.C. 260–59) διὰ τὸ προσδεῖσθαι μέρος τ ̣ι ̣ τῆς γῆς αὐτοῦ πωολογίας, ";because a part of his land has still need of poologia,"; P Flor I. 1.6 (A.D. 153) μὴ προσδεομένοις ἀνανεώσεως, ";needing no renewal,"; and ib. 56.18 (A.D. 234) καὶ ἐν οἷς ἄλλοις αὐτοῦ προσδ [έομ ]α ̣ι ̣ π ̣ε ̣ρ ̣ὶ τούτων. Cf. P Ryl II. 155.16 (A.D. 138–161) κ ̣α ̣ι ̣̣ μ ̣ὴ προσδεομένη íς ý ἑτέρου [τινὸς αὐτῇ συναπογραφομένο ]υ, ";having no need of the concurrence of any other person"; (Edd.), P Oxy IX. 1200.35 (A.D. 266) οὐ προσδεόμενος ἑτέρας μου εὐδοκήσεως ἢ μεταλήμψεως, ";without requiring any further consent or concurrence from me"; (Ed.). See also Field Notes, p. 127 f.

In other passages the force of προσ —, though not so obvious, is not excluded, e.g. P Par 63.154 (B.C. 154) (= P Petr III. p. 30) τῶν προσδεομένων κωμῶν, ";the needy villages,"; i.e. ";villages needing more than they have,"; P Tebt I. 59.8 (B.C. 99) ἐν οἶς ἐὰν προσδεῆσθέ μου ἐπιτάσσοντές μοι προθυμότερον, ";so, whatever you may require, do not hesitate to command my services"; (Edd.), and P Oxy IV. 743.33 (B.C. 2) ἐν οἷς ἐὰν σοῦ προσδεῆται συνπροσγενέσθαι αὐτῶι, ";whatever service he may require from you, stand by him"; (Edd.). The subst. προσδέησις in Epicurea p. 28.5 (ed. Usener) ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ καὶ φόβῳ καὶ προσδεήσει τῶν πλησίον ταῦτα γίνεται has the meaning ";need,"; ";want,"; the προσ —being apparently otiose.

List of Word Forms

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