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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 28 times in 26 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:27 - “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:54 - Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:56 - Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:33 - His disciples answered, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:25 - John’s baptism—where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?” They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:2 - When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:4 - His disciples answered, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:37 - David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with delight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:43 - But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:25 - Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:27 - “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:7 - So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:48 - “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:9 - and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:8 - The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:11 - “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:5 - When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:27 - But we know where this man is from; when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:28 - Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. I am not here on my own authority, but he who sent me is true. You do not know him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14 - Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where 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 spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:30 - The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:9 - and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:1 - What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:5 - Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:13 - Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?”
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