πόθενpóthen
whence
Greek (New Testament) · G4159
Meanings
(a) of place: Matthew 15:33, Luke 13:25, Luke 13:27, John 3:8, John 6:5, John 8:14, John 9:29, John 9:30, John 19:9, Revelation 7:13; metaphorically, of condition, Revelation 2:5
(b) of origin: Matthew 13:27, Matthew 13:54, Matthew 13:56, Matthew 21:25, Mark 6:2, Luke 20:7, John 2:9, James 4:1; of parentage, John 7:27, John 7:28
(c) of cause: Mark 8:4, Mark 12:37, Luke 1:43, John 1:49, John 4:11.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 28 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 13:27 “The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’
- Matthew 13:54 He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, “Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?”
- Matthew 13:56 All his sisters live right here among us. Where did he learn all these things?”
- Matthew 15:33 The disciples replied, “Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge crowd?”
- Matthew 21:25 “Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?” They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask us why we didn’t believe John.
- Mark 6:2 The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked, “Where did he get all this wisdom and the power to perform such miracles?”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.