ποῦpoû

as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality

Greek (New Testament) · G4226

Meanings

1. properly, where?: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 26:17, Mark 14:12, Mark 14:14, Luke 17:17, Luke 17:37, Luke 22:9, Luke 22:11, John 1:39, John 7:11, John 8:10, John 8:19, John 9:12, John 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, 1 Corinthians 12:17, 1 Corinthians 12:19, 1 Corinthians 15:55, Galatians 4:15, 2 Peter 3:4; ποῦ φανεῖται, 1 Peter 4:18.

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

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

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 47 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 2:2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
  • Matthew 2:4 He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
  • Matthew 8:20 But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.”
  • Matthew 26:17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?”
  • Mark 14:12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go to prepare the Passover meal for you?”
  • Mark 14:14 At the house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.