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Lexicon :: Strong's G4159 - pothen

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πόθεν
Transliteration
pothen (Key)
Pronunciation
poth'-en
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of πόσις (G4213) with enclitic adverb of origin
mGNT
29x in 1 unique form(s) TR
28x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
32x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

πόθεν póthen, poth'-en; from the base of G4213 with enclitic adverb of origin; from which (as interrogative) or what (as relative) place, state, source or cause:—whence.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's G4159 in the following manner: whence (28x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's G4159 in the following manner: whence (28x).

  1. of place: from where, from what condition

  2. of origin or source: from what author or giver

  3. of cause: how is that?, how can that be?

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πόθεν póthen, poth'-en; from the base of G4213 with enclitic adverb of origin; from which (as interrogative) or what (as relative) place, state, source or cause:—whence.
STRONGS G4159:
πόθεν, adverb (from Homer down), whence;
a. of place,from what place: Matthew 15:33; Luke 13:25, 27; John 3:8; John 6:5; John 8:14; John 9:29, 30; John 19:9; Revelation 7:13; from what condition, Revelation 2:5.
b. of origin or source, equivalent to from what author or giver: Matt. 13:(Matthew 13:27),Matthew 13:54,56; Matthew 21:25; Mark 6:2; Luke 20:7; John 2:9; James 4:1; from what parentage, John 7:27f (cf. John 6:42), see Meyer at the passage,
c. of cause, how is it that? how can it be that? Mark 8:4; Mark 12:37; Luke 1:43; John 1:48 (John 1:49); John 4:11.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
13; 13:27; 13:54; 13:56; 15:33; 21:25
Mark
6:2; 8:4; 12:37
Luke
1:43; 13:25; 13:27; 20:7
John
1:48; 1:49; 2:9; 3:8; 4:11; 6:5; 6:42; 7:27; 8:14; 9:29; 9:30; 19:9
James
4:1
Revelation
2:5; 7:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4159 matches the Greek πόθεν (pothen),
which occurs 32 times in 30 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8 - And the angel of the Lord said to her, Agar, Sara's maid, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou? and she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sara.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:4 - And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are ye? and they said, We are of Charrhan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - And when Joseph saw his brethren, he knew them, and estranged himself from them, and spoke hard words to them; and said to them, Whence are ye come? And they said, Out of the land of Chanaan, to buy food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:13 - Whence have I flesh to give to all this people? for they weep to me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:8 - And they said to Joshua, We are thy servants: and Joshua said to them, Whence are ye, and whence have ye come?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:6 - And the woman went in, and spoke to her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his appearance was as of an angel of God, very dreadful; and I did not ask him whence he [fn]was, and he did not tell me his name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:9 - And Michaias said to him, Whence comest thou? and he said to him, I am a Levite of Bethleem Juda, and I go to sojourn in any place I may find.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:17 - And he lifted up his eyes, and saw a traveller in the street of the city; and the old man said to him, Whither goest thou, and whence comest thou?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:11 - And shall I take my bread, and my wine, and my [fn]beasts that I have slain for [fn]my shearers, and shall I give them to men of whom I know not whence they are?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:13 - And David said to him, Whose art thou? and whence art thou? and the young man the Egyptian said, I am the servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me, because I was taken ill three days ago.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:3 - And David said to him, Whence comest thou? and he said to him, I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:13 - And David said to the young man who brought the tidings to him, Whence art thou? and he said, I am the son of an Amalekite sojourner.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:25 - And he went in himself and stood before his master; and Elisaie said to him,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:27 - And he said to her, Unless the Lord help thee, whence shall I help thee? from the corn-floor, or from the wine-press?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:14 - And Esaias the prophet went in to king Ezekias, and said to him, What said these men? and whence came they to thee? And Ezekias said, They came to me from a distant land, even from Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:7 - And the Lord said to the devil, Whence art thou come? And the devil answered the Lord, and said, I am come from compassing the earth, and walking up and down in the world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:2 - And the Lord said to the devil, Whence comest thou? Then the devil said before the Lord, I am come from going through the world, and walking about the whole earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 - But whence has wisdom been discovered? and what is the place of knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20 - Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:24 - And whence proceeds the frost? or whence is the south wind dispersed over the whole world under heaven?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1 - (LXX 120:1) A Song of Degrees. I lifted up mine eyes to the mountains, whence my help shall come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:27 - For if those have not whence to give compensation, they will take the bed that is under thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:3 - And Esaias the prophet came to king Ezekias, and said to him, What say these men? and whence came they to thee? and Ezekias said, They are come to me from a land afar off, from Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:24 - whence ye are, and whence is your work: they have chosen you an abomination out of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:28 - For from among the nations, behold, there was no one; and of their idols there was none to declare anything: and if I should ask them, Whence are ye? they could not answer me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18 - Why do they that grieve me prevail against me? my wound is severe; whence shall I be healed? it is indeed become to me as deceitful water, that has no faithfulness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:17 - (LXX 43:17) And they asked Baruch, saying, Where didst thou write all these words?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:9 - (LXX 31:9) Set marks upon Moab, for she shall be touched with a plague-spot, and all her cities shall become desolate; whence shall there be an inhabitant for her?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8 - And they said to him, Tell us [fn]what is thine occupation, and whence comest thou, and of what country and what people art thou?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:7 - And it shall be that every one that sees thee shall go down from thee, and shall say, Wretched Nineve! who shall lament for her? whence shall I seek comfort for her?
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