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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 44 times in 39 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:2 -

saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star at its rising and have come to worship him.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:4 -

So he assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah would be born.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:20 -

Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:17 -

On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:12 -

On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrifice the Passover lamb, his disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare the Passover so that you may eat it? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:14 -

“Wherever he enters, tell the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples? ” ’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:25 -

He said to them, “Where is your faith? ”

They were fearful and amazed, asking one another, “Who then is this? He commands even the winds and the waves, and they obey him! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:58 -

Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:17 -

“He thought to himself, ‘What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:17 -

Then Jesus said, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:37 -

“Where, Lord? ” they asked him.

He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there also the vultures will be gathered.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:9 -

“Where do you want us to prepare it? ” they asked him.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:11 -

“Tell the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks you, “Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover with my disciples? ” ’

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:38 -

When Jesus turned and noticed them following him, he asked them, “What are you looking for? ”

They said to him, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:8 -

“The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:11 -

The Jews were looking for him at the festival and saying, “Where is he? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:35 -

Then the Jews said to one another, “Where does he intend to go that we won’t find him? He doesn’t intend to go to the Jewish people dispersed[fn] among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, does he?

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:10 -

When Jesus stood up, he said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14 -

“Even if I testify about myself,” Jesus replied, “my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I’m going. But you don’t know where I come from or where I’m going.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:19 -

Then they asked him, “Where is your Father? ”

“You know neither me nor my Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew me, you would also know my Father.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:12 -

“Where is he? ” they asked.

“I don’t know,” he said.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:34 -

“Where have you put him? ” he asked.

“Lord,” they told him, “come and see.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:57 -

The chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it so that they could arrest him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 -

Jesus answered, “The light will be with you only a little longer. Walk while you have the light so that darkness doesn’t overtake you. The one who walks in darkness doesn’t know where he’s going.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:36 -

“Lord,” Simon Peter said to him, “where are you going? ”

Jesus answered, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:5 -

“Lord,” Thomas said, “we don’t know where you’re going. How can we know the way? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:5 -

“But now I am going away to him who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going? ’

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:2 -

So she went running to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, “They’ve taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they’ve put him! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13 -

They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying? ”

“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,” she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15 -

“Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it that you’re seeking? ”

Supposing he was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve carried him away, tell me where you’ve put him, and I will take him away.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:27 -

Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law?[fn] By one of works? No, on the contrary, by a law[fn] of faith.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:20 -

Where is the one who is wise? Where is the teacher of the law?[fn] Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish?

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?

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:19 -

And if they were all the same part, where would the body be?

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:55 -

Where, death, is your victory?

Where, death, is your sting?

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:8 -

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and set out for a place that he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, even though he did not know where he was going.

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:18 -

And if a righteous person is saved with difficulty,

what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:4 -

saying, “Where is his ‘coming’ that he promised? Ever since our ancestors fell asleep, all things continue as they have been since the beginning of creation.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 -

“I know[fn] where you live ​— ​where Satan’s throne is. Yet you are holding on to my name and did not deny your faith in me,[fn] even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness who was put to death among you, where Satan lives.

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