ὅπου

hopouwhere(-ever)How to read Greek
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Definition

ὅπου

adv.

of place, correlat. of ποῦ (which see), where.

I. Prop., of place,

1. where;

(a) in relative sentences, with indic: Matthew 25:24, 26, Mark 2:4; 4:5, 15; 5:40; 13:14, John 3:8; 6:62; 7:34, 36; 11:32; 14:3; 17:24; 20:19, Romans 15:20, Revelation 2:13; after nouns of place, for relat. prepositional phrase (ἐν ᾧ., etc.), Matthew 6:19-20; 13:5; 26:57; 28:6, Mark 6:55; 9:48, Luke 12:33, John 1:28; 4:20, 46; 6:23; 7:42; 10:40; 11:30; 12:1; 18:1, 20; 19:18, 20; 19:41; 20:12, Acts 17:1, Revelation 2:13; 11:8; 20:10; before ἐκεῖ., Matthew 6:21, Luke 12:34; 17:37, John 12:26; id. pleonast. (= Heb. שָׁם . . . אֲשֶׁר; Aram. תַּמָּן . . דּ; of. Genesis 13:3), ὅ. . . . ἐκεῖ, Revelation 12:6, 14; ὅ. . . . ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν, Revelation 17:9; ὅ. ἄν, wherever (M, Pr., 168), with imperfect indic., Mark 6:56; with Pres. subjc., Matthew 24:28; ὅ. ἐάν, Matthew 26:13, Mark 6:10; 9:18; 14:9, 14 a;

(b) in quaest. indir., with aor. subjc.: Mark 14:14 b, Luke 22:11.

2. In late writers (sometimes also in cl.; Bl., § 25, 2), with verbs of motion, = ὅποι, whither: with indic., John 8:21-22; 13:33, 36; 14:4; 21:18, Hebrews 6:20, James 3:4; ὅ. ἄν, whithersoever, with present ind., Revelation 14:4; subjc., Luke 9:57; ὅ. ἐάν, Matthew 8:19.

II. Without strict local sense,

1. of time or condition: Colossians 3:11, Hebrews 9:16; 10:18, James 3:16, 2 Peter 2:11.

2. Of cause or reason (AV, whereas): 1 Corinthians 3:3.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

82 total
  1. Matthew 6:19ὅπου · where; ὅπου · where
    Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
  2. Matthew 6:20ὅπου · where; ὅπου · where
    But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
  3. Matthew 6:21ὅπου · where
    For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
  4. Matthew 8:19ὅπου · wherever
    And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
  5. Matthew 13:5ὅπου · where
    Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
  6. Matthew 24:28ὅπου · Wherever
    Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
  7. Matthew 25:24ὅπου · 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.
  8. Matthew 25:26ὅπου · 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.
  9. Matthew 26:13ὅπου · wherever
    Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
  10. Matthew 26:57ὅπου · where
    Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.
  11. Matthew 28:6ὅπου · where
    He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.
  12. Mark 2:4ὅπου · above Him; ὅπου · on
    Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
  13. Mark 4:5ὅπου · where
    Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
  14. Mark 4:15ὅπου · where
    Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
  15. Mark 5:40ὅπου · [to see]
    And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
  16. Mark 6:10Ὅπου · When
    And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
  17. Mark 6:55ὅπου · to wherever
    …and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
  18. Mark 6:56ὅπου · wherever
    And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  19. Mark 9:18ὅπου · Whenever
    Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
  20. Mark 9:48ὅπου · where
    …where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’
  21. Mark 13:14ὅπου · where
    So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
  22. Mark 14:9ὅπου · wherever
    And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
  23. Mark 14:14ὅπου · whichever {house}; ὅπου · where
    …and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
  24. Mark 16:6ὅπου · where
    But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.
  25. Luke 9:57ὅπου · wherever
    As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
  26. Luke 12:33ὅπου · where
    Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
  27. Luke 12:34ὅπου · where
    For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
  28. Luke 17:37Ὅπου · Wherever [there is]
    “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
  29. Luke 22:11ὅπου · where
    …and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
  30. John 1:28ὅπου · where
    All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
  31. John 3:8ὅπου · 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.”
  32. John 4:20ὅπου · where
    Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
  33. John 4:46ὅπου · where
    So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
  34. John 6:23ὅπου · where
    However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
  35. John 6:62ὅπου · to where
    Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
  36. John 7:34ὅπου · where
    You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
  37. John 7:36Ὅπου · Where
    What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
  38. John 7:42ὅπου · where
    Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
  39. John 8:21ὅπου · Where
    Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
  40. John 8:22Ὅπου · Where
    So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
  41. John 10:40ὅπου · where
    Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
  42. John 11:30ὅπου · where
    Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.
  43. John 11:32ὅπου
    When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
  44. John 12:1ὅπου · [the hometown of]
    Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
  45. John 12:26ὅπου · where
    If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
  46. John 13:33Ὅπου · Where
    Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’