πόθεν pothen
Greek word for “whence” · Strong’s G4159 · used 29 times in 26 verses
Meaning
πόθεν; adv.; whence; (a) of place:, 6:5 8:14 9:29-30 19:9;
How it is translated
Glosses given for pothen in context, with how often each is used:
- where 26
- how 2
- where came 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 13 (3), Luke 13 (2), John 7 (2), John 9 (2), Matthew 15 (1), Matthew 21 (1), Mark 6 (1), Mark 8 (1), Mark 12 (1), Luke 1 (1)
Forms
- πόθεν 28
- Πόθεν 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with pothen more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- οἶδα oida “to know” 9
- ἀποκρίνω apokrinō “to answer” 7
- ἐρέω rheō, ereō “to say” 3
- ἐρημία erēmia “desert” 2
- ἄρτος artos “bread” 3
- διδάσκω didaskō “to teach” 3
- οἰκοδεσπότης oikodespotēs “householder” 2
- ἐκπλήσσω ekplēssō “be astonished” 2
- χορτάζω chortazō “to feed” 2
- ὄχλος ochlos “crowd” 3
- Φίλιππος Philippos “Philip” 2
- φωνέω phōneō “to call” 2
Key verses
The verses using pothen that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 13:54 — And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom,…
- Matthew 21:25 — The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why…
- Luke 13:25 — When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open…
- Luke 13:27 — But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
- John 3:8 — The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born…
- John 6:5 — When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
- John 7:28 — Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom…
- John 9:29 — We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
- John 19:9 — And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
- James 4:1 — From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
- Revelation 2:5 — Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out…
- Revelation 7:13 — And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
See all 26 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.