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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:2 - “Where G4226 is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:4 - And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them where G4226 the [fn]Christ was to be born.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:20 - And Jesus *said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the [fn]air have [fn]nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere G4226 to lay His head.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:17 -

Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where G4226 do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

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And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when [fn]the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples *said to Him, “Where G4226 do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:14 - and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where G4226 is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:25 - And He said to them, “Where G4226 is your faith?” They were fearful and marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:58 - And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the [fn]air have [fn]nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere G4226 to lay His head.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:17 - “And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place G4226 to store my crops?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:17 - Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where G4226 are they?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:37 - And answering they *said to Him, “Where G4226, Lord?” And He said to them, “Where the body is, there also the [fn]vultures will be gathered.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:9 - And they said to Him, “Where G4226 do You want us to prepare it?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:11 - “And you shall say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where G4226 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 when Jesus turned and noticed them following, He *said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where G4226 are You staying?”

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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 do not know where it comes from and where G4226 it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:11 - So the Jews were seeking Him at the feast and saying, “Where G4226 is He?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:35 - The Jews then said to one another, “Where G4226 does this man intend to go that we will not find Him? Is He intending to go to the Dispersion 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 G4226 are they? Did no one condemn you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14 - Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness about Myself, My witness is [fn]true, for I know where I came from and where G4226 I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where G4226 I am going.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:19 - So they were saying to Him, “Where G4226 is Your Father?” 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 - And they said to him, “Where G4226 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 G4226 have you laid him?” They *said to Him, “Lord, come and see.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:57

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:57 - Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where G4226 He was, he was to report it, so that they might seize Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 - So Jesus said to them, “For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where G4226 he goes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:36 -

Simon Peter *said to Him, “Lord, where G4226 are You going?” Jesus answered, “Where I go, you cannot follow Me now; but you will follow later.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:5 - Thomas *said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where G4226 You are going. How do we know the way?”

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“But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘Where G4226 are You going?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:2 - So she *ran and *came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and *said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where G4226 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 *said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where G4226 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? Whom are you seeking?” Thinking Him to be the gardener, she *said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where G4226 you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:27 -

Where G4226 then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:20 -

Where G4226 is the wise man? Where G4226 is the scribe? Where G4226 is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:17 - If the whole body were an eye, where G4226 would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where G4226 would the sense of smell be?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:19 - And if they were all one member, where G4226 would the body be?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:55

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:55 - “O DEATH, WHERE G4226 IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE G4226 IS YOUR STING?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:8 -

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed [fn]by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where G4226 he was going.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:18 - AND IF IT IS WITH DIFFICULTY THAT THE RIGHTEOUS IS SAVED, [fn]WHAT G4226 WILL BECOME OF THE GODLESS MAN AND THE SINNER?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:4 - and saying, “Where G4226 is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation.”

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‘I know where G4226 you dwell, where Satan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

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