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GreekG4159Adverb

πόθεν

pothen

26Occurrences
G4159Strong's #
AdverbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

from which (as interrogative) or what (as relative) place, state, source or cause

from the base of G4213 (πόσις) with enclitic adverb of origin;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
adv., whence; (a) of place: ; metaphorically, of condition; (b) of origin: ,; of parentage; (with) of cause.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adverb

Morphology Code

G:ADV

Full Description

Greek Adverb

Occurrences

πόθεν appears 26 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
11
Matthew
5
Luke
4
Mark
3
Revelation
2
James
1

Key Passages

James 4:1BSB

What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

John 4:11BSB

“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?

John 9:29BSB

We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”

Luke 20:7BSB

So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

Matthew 21:25BSB

What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?”They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.