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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 Box Gen 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:9 - Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:9 - Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8 - And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:9 - Then they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” So he said, “Here, in the tent.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:5 - And they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:7 - But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:17 - And he commanded the first one, saying, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, saying, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going? Whose are these in front of you?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:16 - So he said, “I am seeking my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:30 - And he returned to his brothers and said, “The lad is no more; and I, where shall I go?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:21 - Then he asked the men of that place, saying, “Where is the harlot who was openly by the roadside?” And they said, “There was no harlot in this place.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:20 - So he said to his daughters, “And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:28 - ‘Where can we go up? Our brethren have discouraged our hearts, saying, “The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.” ’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:37 - He will say: ‘Where are their gods,
The rock in which they sought refuge?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:5 - “And it happened as the gate was being shut, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went I do not know; pursue them quickly, for you may overtake them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:20 - And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and behold, the smoke of the city ascended to heaven. So they had no power to flee this way or that way, and the people who had fled to the wilderness turned back on the pursuers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:13 - Gideon said to Him, “O my lord,[fn] if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:18 - And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” So they answered, “As you are, so were they; each one resembled the son of a king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:38 - Then Zebul said to him, “Where indeed is your mouth now, with which you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Are not these the people whom you despised? Go out, if you will, and fight with them now.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:17 - And when he raised his eyes, he saw the traveler in the open square of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going, and where do you come from?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:3 - (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) Then the children of Israel said, “Tell us, how did this wicked deed happen?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:19 - And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gleaned today? And where did you work? Blessed be the one who took notice of you.” So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, “The man’s name with whom I worked today is Boaz.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14 - Then Saul’s uncle said to him and his servant, “Where did you go?” So he said, “To look for the donkeys. When we saw that they were nowhere to be found, we went to Samuel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:22 - Then he also went to Ramah, and came to the great well that is at Sechu. So he asked, and said, “Where are Samuel and David?” And someone said, “Indeed they are at Naioth in Ramah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16 - “This thing that you have done is not good. As the LORD lives, you deserve to die, because you have not guarded your master, the LORD’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the jug of water that was by his head.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:1 - It happened after this that David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah?” And the LORD said to him, “Go up.” David said, “Where shall I go up?” And He said, “To Hebron.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:22 - So Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I face your brother Joab?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 9:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:4 - So the king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “Indeed he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:13 - “And I, where could I take my shame? And as for you, you would be like one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:3 - Then the king said, “And where is your master’s son?” And Ziba said to the king, “Indeed he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:20 - And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” So the woman said to them, “They have gone over the water brook.” And when they had searched and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:12 - And the king made steps of the almug wood for the house of the LORD and for the king’s house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers. There never again came such almug wood, nor has the like been seen to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:14 - Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, “Where is the LORD God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:6 - So the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And he showed him the place. So he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and he made the iron float.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:13 - So he said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.” And it was told him, saying, “Surely he is in Dothan.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:34 - ‘Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim and Hena and Ivah? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:13 - ‘Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:15 - Where then is my hope?
As for my hope, who can see it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:29 - Be afraid of the sword for yourselves;
For wrath brings the punishment of the sword,
That you may know there is a judgment.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:7 - Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse;
Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:28 - For you say,
‘Where is the house of the prince?
And where is the tent,[fn]
The dwelling place of the wicked?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:10 - But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,
Who gives songs in the night,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:4 - “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:3 - My tears have been my food day and night,
While they continually say to me,
“Where is your God?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:10 - As with a breaking of my bones,
My enemies reproach me,
While they say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:10 - Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let there be known among the nations in our sight
The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:49

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:49 - Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses,
Which You swore to David in Your truth?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:2 - Why should the Gentiles say,
“So where is their God?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:7 - Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:31 - If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth,
How much more the ungodly and the sinner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:30 - Those who linger long at the wine,
Those who go in search of mixed wine.

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