Greek adverb · G4159
πόθεν
pothenpoth'-en
whence
29 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: póthen
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4159is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 1spelling
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4159
from which (as interrogative) or what (as relative) place, state, source or cause
The King James renders it: whence.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
pothen is rendered "whence". It stands 29 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Thirteen of the uses stand in John, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 13:27The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
The first use
The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
Matthew 13:27πόθεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- from where27
- How2
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 29, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
1 spelling and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- πόθεν29
The grammar of each form
- ADV-I17ADV-I
- adverb12ADV
Matthew
five uses
The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: How
Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: From where
Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: From where
The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: From where
What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: from where
Mark
three uses
When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: From where
His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: From where
David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: how
Luke
four uses
And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: from where
After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
- πόθενpothenadverbtagged: from where
And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
- πόθενpothenadverbtagged: from where
So they answered that they did not know where it was from.
- πόθενpothenadverbtagged: from where
John
thirteen uses
“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: From where
and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: from where
The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
- πόθενpothenadverbtagged: from where
“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: from where
When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: From where
But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”
- πόθενpothenadverbtagged: from where
- πόθενpothenadverbtagged: from where
Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
- πόθενpothenadverbtagged: from where
Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
- πόθενpothenadverbtagged: from where
- πόθενpothenadverbtagged: from where
We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
- πόθενpothenadverbtagged: from where
“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
- πόθενpothenadverbtagged: from where
and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: From where
James
two uses
What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
- ΠόθενpothenADV-Itagged: From where
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: from where
Revelation
two uses
Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
- πόθενpothenadverbtagged: from where
Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”
- πόθενpothenADV-Itagged: from where
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.