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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 101 times in 87 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 3:9–Pro 23:30)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:9 - And the Lord God called Adam and said to him, Adam, where art thou?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:9 - And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother's keeper?

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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 18:9 - And he said to him, Where is Sarrha thy wife? And he answered and said, Behold! in the tent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:5 - And they called out Lot, and said to him, Where are the men that went in to thee this night? bring them out to us that we may be with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:7 - And Isaac said to Abraam his father, Father. And he said, What is it, son? And he said, Behold the fire and the wood, where is the sheep for a whole-burnt-offering?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:17 - (LXX 32:18) And he charged the first, saying, If Esau my brother meet thee, and he ask thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither wouldest thou go, and whose are these possessions advancing before thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:16 - And he said, I am seeking my brethren; tell me where they feed their flocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:30 - And he returned to his brethren and said, The boy is not; and I, whither am I yet to go?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:21 - And he asked the men of the place, Where is the harlot who was in Ænan by the way-side? and they said, There was no harlot here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:20 - And he said to his daughters, And where is he? and why have ye left the man? call him therefore, that he may eat bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:28 - Whither do we go up? and your brethren drew away your heart, saying, It is a great nation and populous, and mightier than we; and there are cities great and walled up to heaven: moreover we saw there the sons of the giants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:37 - and the Lord said, Where are their gods on whom they trusted?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:5 - but when the gate was shut in the [fn]evening, the men went out; I know not whither they are gone: follow after them, if ye [fn]may overtake them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:20 - And when the inhabitants of Gai looked round behind them, then they saw the smoke going up out of the city to heaven, and they were no longer able to flee this way or that way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:13 - And Gedeon said to him, Be gracious [fn]with me, my Lord: but if the Lord is with us, why have these evils found us? and where are all his miracles, which our fathers have related to us, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt? and now he has cast us out, and given us into the hand of Madiam.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:18 - And he said to Zebee and Salmana, Where are the men whom ye slew in Thabor? and they said, As thou, so were they, according to the likeness of the son of a king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:38 - And Zebul said to him, And where is thy mouth as thou spokest, Who is Abimelech that we should serve him? Is not this the people whom thou despisedst? go forth now, and set the battle in array against him.

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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 BoxJdg 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:3 - And the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Massepha: and the children of Israel came and said, Tell us, where did this wickedness take place?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:19 - And her mother-in-law said to her, Where hast thou gleaned to-day, and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that took notice of thee. And Ruth told her mother-in-law where she had wrought, and said, The name of the man with whom I wrought to-day is Booz.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14 - And his kinsman said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? and they said, To seek the asses; and we saw that they were lost, and we went in to Samuel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:22 - And Saul was very angry, and went himself also to Armathaim, and he comes as far as the well of the threshing-floor that is in Sephi; and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? and they said, Behold, in Navath in Rama.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16 - And this thing is not good which thou hast done. As the Lord lives, ye are [fn]worthy of death, ye who guard your lord the king, the anointed of the Lord: and now behold, I pray you, the spear of the king, and the cruse of water: where are the articles that should be at his head?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:1 - And it came to pass after this that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into one of the cities of Juda? and the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? and he said, To Chebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:22 - And Abenner said yet again to Asael, Stand aloof from me, lest I smite thee to the ground? and how should I lift up my face to Joab?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:4 - And the king said, Where is he? and Siba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Amiel of Lodabar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:13 - And I, whither shall I remove my reproach? and thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. And now, speak, I pray thee, to the king, for surely he will not keep me from thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:3 - And the king said, And where is the son of thy master? and Siba said to the king, Behold, he remains in Jerusalem; for he said, To-day shall the house of Israel restore to me the kingdom of my father.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:20 - And the servants of Abessalom came to the woman into the house, and said, Where are Achimaas and Jonathan? and the woman said to them, They are [fn]gone a little way beyond [fn]the water. And they sought and found them not, and returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:12 - And the king made the hewn timber into buttresses of the house of the Lord and the king's house, and lyres and harps for singers: such hewn timber had not come upon the earth, nor have been seen anywhere until this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:14 - and he took the mantle of Eliu, which fell from off him, and smote the water, and said, Where is the Lord God of Eliu? [fn]and he smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither; and Elisaie went over.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:6 - And the man of God said, Where did it fall? and he shewed him the place: and he [fn]broke off a stick, and threw it in there, and the iron came to the surface.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:13 - And he said, Go, see where this man is, and I will send and take him. And they sent word to him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothaim.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:34 - Where is the god of Hæmath, and of Arphad? where is the god of Seppharvaim, Ana, and Aba? for have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:13 - Where is the king of Hæmath, and the king of Arphad? and where is the king of the city of Seppharvaim, of Ana, and Aba?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:15 - Where then is yet my hope? or where shall I see my good?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:29 - Do ye also beware of deceit: for wrath will come upon transgressors; and then shall they know where their substance is.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:7 - For when he shall seem to be now established, then he shall utterly perish: and they that knew him shall say, Where is he?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:28 - so that ye will say, Where is the house of the prince? and where is the covering of the tabernacles of the ungodly?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:10 - But none said, Where is God that made me, who appoints the night-watches;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:4 - Where wast thou when I founded the earth? tell me now, if thou hast knowledge,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:3 - (LXX 41:4) My tears have been bread to me day and night, while they daily said to me, Where is thy God?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:10 - (LXX 41:11) While my bones were breaking, they that afflicted me reproached me; while they said to me daily, Where is thy God?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:10 - (LXX 78:10) Lest haply they should say among the heathen, Where is their God? and let the avenging of thy servants' blood that has been shed be known among the heathen before our eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:49

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:49 - (LXX 88:50) Where are thine ancient mercies, O Lord, which thou swarest to David in thy truth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:2 - (LXX 113:10) lest at any time the nations should say, Where is their God?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:7 - (LXX 138:7) Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither shall I flee from thy presence?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:31 - [fn]If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:30 - Are not those of them that stay long at wine? are not those of them that haunt the places where banquets are? Be not drunk with wine; but converse with just men, and converse with them [fn]openly.

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