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ποῦ

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greekNew TestamentAdverb46 occurrences11 books41 verses

Definition

ποῦ

interrog. adv., [in LXX for אַי, אַיֵּה, אָן ;]

1. prop., where?: Matthew 2:2; 26:17, Mark 14:12, 14, Luke 17:17, 37; 22:9, 11, John 1:39; 7:11; 8:10, 19; 9:12; 11:34; ποῦ (ἐστιν), indicating that the subject in question is not to be found, Luke 8:25, Romans 3:27, 1 Corinthians 1:20; 12:17; 12:19; 15:55, Galatians 4:15, 2 Peter 3:4; ποῦ φανεῖται, 1 Peter 4:18.

2. = ὅπου (WM, 640; B1., § 50, 5): with indic., Matthew 2:4, Mark 15:47, John 1:40; 11:57; 20:2, 13; 20:15, Revelation 2:13; with subjc., Matthew 8:20, Luke 9:58; 12:17.

3. In colloq. (as in Eng.) = ποῖ, whither: in direct questions, John 7:35; 9:12; 13:36; 16:5; in indir. quest., John 3:8; 8:14; 12:35; 14:5, Hebrews 11:8, 1 John 2:11.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

46 total
  1. Matthew 2:2Ποῦ · Where
    …asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
  2. Matthew 2:4ποῦ · where
    And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
  3. Matthew 8:20ποῦ · [place]
    Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
  4. Matthew 26:17Ποῦ · Where
    On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
  5. Mark 14:12Ποῦ · Where
    On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
  6. Mark 14:14Ποῦ · 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?’
  7. Luke 8:25Ποῦ · Where is
    “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”
  8. Luke 9:58ποῦ
    Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
  9. Luke 12:17ποῦ
    So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
  10. Luke 17:17ποῦ · Where then are
    “Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?
  11. Luke 17:37Ποῦ · Where
    “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
  12. Luke 22:9Ποῦ · Where
    “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked.
  13. Luke 22:11Ποῦ · 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?’
  14. John 1:38Ποῦ · where
    Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
  15. John 3:8ποῦ · 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.”
  16. John 7:11Ποῦ · Where
    So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”
  17. John 7:35Ποῦ · Where
    At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
  18. John 8:10ποῦ · where
    Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”
  19. John 8:14ποῦ · where; ποῦ · 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.
  20. John 8:19Ποῦ · Where
    “Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
  21. John 9:12Ποῦ · Where
    “Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.
  22. John 11:34Ποῦ · Where
    “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered.
  23. John 11:57ποῦ · where
    But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
  24. John 12:35ποῦ · where
    Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
  25. John 13:36ποῦ · where
    “Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
  26. John 14:5ποῦ · where
    “Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”
  27. John 16:5Ποῦ · Where
    Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
  28. John 20:2ποῦ · where
    So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
  29. John 20:13ποῦ · where
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
  30. John 20:15ποῦ · where
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”
  31. Romans 3:27Ποῦ · Where
    Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.
  32. 1 Corinthians 1:20Ποῦ · Where [is the]; ποῦ · Where [is]; ποῦ · Where [is]
    Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
  33. 1 Corinthians 12:17ποῦ · where; ποῦ · where
    If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
  34. 1 Corinthians 12:19ποῦ · where
    If they were all one part, where would the body be?
  35. 1 Corinthians 15:55Ποῦ · Where; ποῦ · Where
    “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”
  36. Galatians 4:15ποῦ · What
    What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
  37. Hebrews 2:16που
    For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.
  38. Hebrews 11:8ποῦ · where
    By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
  39. 1 Peter 4:18ποῦ · what
    And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
  40. 2 Peter 3:4Ποῦ · Where
    “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”
  41. Revelation 2:13ποῦ · where
    I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.