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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 13 times in 11 verses in 'Jhn' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:48 - Nathanael *said to Him, “How G4159 do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:9 - Now when the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where G4159 it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter *called the groom,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:8 - “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where G4159 it is coming from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:11 - She *said to Him, “[fn]Sir, You have no bucket and the well is deep; where G4159 then do You get this living water?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:5 - So Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to Philip, “Where G4159 are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:27 - “However, we know where G4159 this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where G4159 He is from.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:28 - Then Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know Me and you know where G4159 I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14 - Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I am testifying about Myself, My testimony is [fn]true, because I know where G4159 I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where G4159 I come from or where I am going.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:29 - “We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this Man, we do not know where G4159 He is from.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:30 - The man answered and said to them, “Well, here is the amazing thing, that you do not know where G4159 He is from, and yet He opened my eyes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:9 - and he entered the [fn]Praetorium again and *said to Jesus, “Where G4159 are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
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