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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 19 times in 18 verses in 'Jhn' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:38 - Jesus turned around and saw them following and said to them, "What do you want?" So they said to him, "Rabbi" (which is translated Teacher), "where are you staying?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:39 - Jesus answered, "Come and you will see." So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. Now it was about four o'clock in the afternoon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:8 - The wind blows wherever it will, and you hear the sound it makes, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:11 - So the Jewish leaders were looking for him at the feast, asking, "Where is he?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:35 - Then the Jewish leaders said to one another, "Where is he going to go that we cannot find him? He is not going to go to the Jewish people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:10 - Jesus stood up straight and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14 - Jesus answered, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:19 - Then they began asking him, "Who is your father?" Jesus answered, "You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:12 - They said to him, "Where is that man?" He replied, "I don't know."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:34 - He asked, "Where have you laid him?" They replied, "Lord, come and see."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:57

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:57 - (Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 - Jesus replied, "The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:36 - Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:5 - Thomas said, "Lord, we don't know where you are going. How can we know the way?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:5 - But now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking me, 'Where are you going?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:2 - So she went running to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved and told them, "They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13 - They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" Mary replied, "They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15 - Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?" Because she thought he was the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him."
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