ὅθεν

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Definition

ὅθεν

adv.,

whence;

(a) of direction or source: Matthew 12:44, Luke 11:24, Acts 14:26; 28:13; = ἐκεῖθεν ὅπου, Matthew 25:24, 26 (cf. Thuc., i, 89, 3); ὅ. γινώσκομεν, 1 John 2:18;

(b) of cause, whence, wherefore: Matthew 14:7, Acts 26:19, Hebrews 2:17; 3:1; 7:25; 8:3; 9:18; 11:19.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὅθεν:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

15 total
  1. Matthew 12:44ὅθεν
    Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
  2. Matthew 14:7ὅθεν · so much that
    …so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
  3. Matthew 25:24ὅθεν · where
    Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
  4. Matthew 25:26ὅθεν · where
    ‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
  5. Luke 11:24ὅθεν
    When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
  6. Acts 14:26ὅθεν · where
    From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.
  7. Acts 26:19Ὅθεν · So then
    So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
  8. Acts 28:13ὅθεν · From [there]
    From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.
  9. Hebrews 2:17ὅθεν · For this reason
    For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
  10. Hebrews 3:1Ὅθεν · Therefore
    Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.
  11. Hebrews 7:25ὅθεν · Therefore
    Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
  12. Hebrews 8:3ὅθεν · [it was]
    And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.
  13. Hebrews 9:18Ὅθεν · That is why
    That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.
  14. Hebrews 11:19ὅθεν · from [death]
    Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
  15. 1 John 2:18ὅθεν · This is how
    Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.