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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 Box Gen 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8 - The angel said to her, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where have you come from, and where are you going?”
“I’m running away from my mistress, Sarai,” she replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:4 - Jacob went over to the shepherds and asked, “Where are you from, my friends?”
“We are from Haran,” they answered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - Joseph recognized his brothers instantly, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where are you from?” he demanded.
“From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We have come to buy food.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:13 - Where am I supposed to get meat for all these people? They keep whining to me, saying, ‘Give us meat to eat!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:8 - They replied, “We are your servants.”
“But who are you?” Joshua demanded. “Where do you come from?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:6 - The woman ran and told her husband, “A man of God appeared to me! He looked like one of God’s angels, terrifying to see. I didn’t ask where he was from, and he didn’t tell me his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:9 - “Where are you from?” Micah asked him.
He replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:17 - When he saw the travelers sitting in the town square, he asked them where they were from and where they were going.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:11 - Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to a band of outlaws who come from who knows where?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:13 - “To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?” David asked him.
“I am an Egyptian—the slave of an Amalekite,” he replied. “My master abandoned me three days ago because I was sick.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:3 - “Where have you come from?” David asked.
“I escaped from the Israelite camp,” the man replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:13 - Then David said to the young man who had brought the news, “Where are you from?”
And he replied, “I am a foreigner, an Amalekite, who lives in your land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:25 - When he went in to his master, Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?”
“I haven’t been anywhere,” he replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:27 - He answered, “If the LORD doesn’t help you, what can I do? I have neither food from the threshing floor nor wine from the press to give you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:14 - Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked him, “What did those men want? Where were they from?”
Hezekiah replied, “They came from the distant land of Babylon.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:7 - “Where have you come from?” the LORD asked Satan.
Satan answered the LORD, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:2 - “Where have you come from?” the LORD asked Satan.
Satan answered the LORD, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 - “But do people know where to find wisdom?
Where can they find understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20 - “But do people know where to find wisdom?
Where can they find understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:24 - Where is the path to the source of light?
Where is the home of the east wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 121:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1 - A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

I look up to the mountains—
does my help come from there?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:27 - If you can’t pay it,
even your bed will be snatched from under you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:3 - Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked him, “What did those men want? Where were they from?”
Hezekiah replied, “They came from the distant land of Babylon.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:24 - But no! You are less than nothing and can do nothing at all.
Those who choose you pollute themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:28 - Not one of your idols told you this.
Not one gave any answer when I asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18 - Why then does my suffering continue?
Why is my wound so incurable?
Your help seems as uncertain as a seasonal brook,
like a spring that has gone dry.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:17 - “But first, tell us how you got these messages. Did they come directly from Jeremiah?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:9 - Oh, that Moab had wings
so she could fly away,[fn]
for her towns will be left empty,
with no one living in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8 - “Why has this awful storm come down on us?” they demanded. “Who are you? What is your line of work? What country are you from? What is your nationality?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:7 - All who see you will shrink back and say,
‘Nineveh lies in ruins.
Where are the mourners?’
Does anyone regret your destruction?”
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