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Lexicon :: Strong's G4226 - pou

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ποῦ
Transliteration
pou (Key)
Pronunciation
poo
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Genitive case of an interrogative pronoun pos (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as πού (G4225) used with the rising slide of enquiry)
mGNT
49x in 2 unique form(s) TR
44x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
101x in 2 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

ποῦ poû, poo; genitive case of an interrogative pronoun πός pós (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as G4225 used with the rising slide of inquiry); as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality:—where, whither.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's G4226 in the following manner: where (37x), whither (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's G4226 in the following manner: where (37x), whither (10x).

  1. somewhere

  2. nearly

  3. with numerals: somewhere about, about

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ποῦ poû, poo; genitive case of an interrogative pronoun πός pós (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as G4225 used with the rising slide of inquiry); as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality:—where, whither.
STRONGS G4226:
ποῦ (cf. Curtius, § 631), an interrogative adverb, from Homer down, the Sept. for אַיֵה, אָנָה, אַי, where? in what place?
a. in direct questions: Matthew 2:2; Matthew 26:17; Mark 14:12, 14; Luke 17:17, 37; Luke 22:9, 11; John 1:38(39); John 7:11; 8:10,19; 9:12; 11:34; ποῦ ἐστιν ((ἐστιν sometimes unexpressed)), in questions indicating that a person or thing is gone, or cannot be found, is equivalent to it is nowhere, does not exist: Luke 8:25; Romans 3:27; 1 Corinthians 1:20; 1 Corinthians 12:17, 19; 1 Corinthians 15:55; Galatians 4:15 L T Tr WH; 2 Peter 3:4; ποῦ φανεῖται (A. V. where shall... appear) equivalent to there will be no place for him, 1 Peter 4:18.
b. in indirect questions, for the relative ὅπου (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 57, 2 at the end): followed by the indicative, Matthew 2:4; Mark 15:47; John 1:39 (40); John 11:57; 20:2,13,15; Revelation 2:13 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 612 (569)); followed by the subjunctive, Matthew 8:20; Luke 9:58; Luke 12:17.
c. joined to verbs of going or coming, for ποῖ in direct question (cf. our colloquial, where for whither; see Winers Grammar, § 54, 7; Buttmann, 71 (62)): John 7:35 (cf. Winers Grammar, 300 (281); Buttmann, 358 (307)); John 13:36; 16:5; in indirect question, followed by the indicative: John 3:8; John 8:14; John 12:35; John 14:5; Hebrews 11:8; 1 John 2:11.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:2; 2:4; 8:20; 26:17
Mark
14:12; 14:14; 15:47
Luke
8:25; 9:58; 12:17; 17:17; 17:37; 22:9; 22:11
John
1:38; 1:39; 3:8; 7:11; 7:35; 8:10; 8:14; 8:19; 9:12; 11:34; 11:57; 12:35; 13:36; 14:5; 16:5; 20:2; 20:13; 20:15
Romans
3:27
1 Corinthians
1:20; 12:17; 12:19; 15:55
Galatians
4:15
Hebrews
11:8
1 Peter
4:18
2 Peter
3:4
1 John
2:11
Revelation
2:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4226 matches the Greek ποῦ (pou),
which occurs 49 times in 44 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:2 - “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star [fn]in the east and have come to worship Him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:4 - So he called together all the chief priests and [fn]scribes of the people and [anxiously] asked them where the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) was to be born.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:20 - Jesus replied to him, “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the [fn]Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:17 -

Now on the first day of [fn]Unleavened Bread (Passover Week) the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:12 -

On the first day [of the festival] of [fn]Unleavened Bread, when [as was customary] they sacrificed the Passover lamb, His disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:14 - and say to the [fn]owner of the house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks, “Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:47 - Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were [carefully] watching to see where He was laid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:25 - And He said to them, “Where is your faith [your confidence in Me]?” They were afraid and astonished, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the sea, and they obey Him?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:58 - And Jesus told him, “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:17 - “And he began thinking to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place [large enough in which] to store my crops?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:17 - Then Jesus asked, “Were not ten [of you] cleansed? Where are the [other] nine?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:37 - And they asked Him, “Where, Lord?” He answered, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will be gathered.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:9 - They asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare it?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:11 - “And say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks, “Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:38 - And Jesus turned and saw them following Him, and asked them, “What do you want?” They answered Him, “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:39 - He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they went [with Him] and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the [fn]tenth hour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:8

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:11 - So the Jews kept looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:35 - Then the Jews said among themselves, “Where does this Man intend to go that we will not find Him? Does He intend to go to the Dispersion [of Jews scattered and living] among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:10 - Straightening up, Jesus said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14 - Jesus replied, “Even if I do testify on My own behalf, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:19 - Then the Pharisees said to Him, “Where is this Father of Yours?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:12 - They asked him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:34 - and said, “Where have you laid him?” They said, “Lord, come and see.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:57

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:57 - Now the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it so that they might arrest Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 - So Jesus said to them, “The Light is among you [only] a little while longer. Walk while you have the Light [keep on living by it], so that darkness will not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going [he is drifting aimlessly].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:36 -

Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now; but you will be able to follow later.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:5 - Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going; so how can we know the way?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:5 -

“But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:2 - So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the [fn]other disciple (John), whom Jesus loved (esteemed), and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and [fn]we do not know where they have laid Him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13 - And they said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?” She told them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15 - Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you crying? For whom are you looking?” Supposing that He was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you are the one who has carried Him away from here, tell me where you have put Him, and I will take Him away.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:29 - Then fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern [to slow the ship] and kept wishing for daybreak to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:27 -

Then what becomes of [our] boasting? It is excluded [entirely ruled out, banished]. On what principle? On [the principle of good] works? No, but on the principle of faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:20

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Where is the wise man (philosopher)? Where is the scribe (scholar)? Where is the debater (logician, orator) of this age? Has God not exposed the foolishness of this world’s wisdom?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:17 - If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole [body] were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:19 - If they all were a single organ, where would [the rest of] the body be?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:55

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:55 - “O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:15 - What then has become of that sense of blessing and the joy that you once had [from your salvation and your relationship with Christ]? For I testify of you that, if possible, you would have torn out your own eyes and given them to me [[fn]to replace mine].

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:8 -

By faith Abraham, when he was called [by God], obeyed by going to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went, not knowing where he was going.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:18 - AND IF IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THE RIGHTEOUS TO BE SAVED, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE GODLESS AND THE SINNER?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:4 - and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming [what has become of it]? For ever since the fathers fell asleep [in death], all things have continued [exactly] as they did from the beginning of creation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:11 - But the one who habitually hates (works against) his brother [in Christ] is in [spiritual] darkness and is walking in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:13

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‘I know where you dwell, [a place] where Satan sits enthroned. Yet you are holding fast to My name, and you did not deny [fn]My faith even in the days of [fn]Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed (martyred) among you, where Satan dwells.

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