4225. pou

Strong's Lexicon

pou: where

Original Word: ποῦ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: pou
Pronunciation: poo
Phonetic Spelling: (poo)
Definition: where
Meaning: where, somewhere, anywhere; with numerals: somewhere about.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root word "ποῦ" which is an interrogative form used to ask questions about location or place.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is אֵיפֹה (eiphah), Strong's Hebrew #375, which also means "where."

Usage: The Greek word "ποῦ" is used in the New Testament to inquire about the location or place of a person, object, or event. It is an interrogative adverb that seeks to identify the spatial context of a subject. This word is often used in questions that express a desire for understanding or clarification about where something is situated.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of the New Testament, "ποῦ" reflects the common human concern with location and presence, which was significant in a culture where travel was limited and communication was primarily face-to-face. Understanding the location of events or people was crucial for the early Christian communities, who relied on oral transmission of stories and teachings. The use of "ποῦ" in the Gospels often highlights the disciples' quest for understanding Jesus' actions and teachings.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
enclitic particle from the same as posos
Definition
somewhere
NASB Translation
about (1), somewhere (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4225x: μήπου

μήπου (T Tr) or μή ποῦ (WH), that nowhere, lest anywhere (lest haply): Acts 27:29 T Tr WH. (Homer, et al.)

STRONGS NT 4225: πούπού, an enclitic particle, from Homer down;

1. somewhere: Hebrews 2:6; Hebrews 4:4.

2. it has a limiting force, nearly; with numerals somewhere about, about (Herodotus 1,119; 7, 22; Pausanias, 8, 11, 2; Herodian, 7, 5, 3 (2 edition, Bekker); Aelian v. h. 13, 4; others): Romans 4:19.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

somewhere, a certain place.

Genitive case of an indefinite pronoun pos (some) otherwise obsolete (compare posos); as adverb of place, somewhere, i.e. Nearly -- about, a certain place.

see GREEK posos

Forms and Transliterations

που πού ποῦ pou poú poû

Englishman's Concordance

Mark 15:47 Adv
GRK: Ἰωσῆτος ἐθεώρουν ποῦ τέθειται
INT: of Joseph saw where he is laid

John 1:39 Adv
GRK: καὶ εἶδαν ποῦ μένει καὶ
INT: and saw where he abides and

Acts 27:29 Adv
GRK: τε μή που κατὰ τραχεῖς
NAS: that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks,
INT: moreover lest somewhere on rocky

Romans 4:19 Adv
GRK: νενεκρωμένον ἑκατονταετής που ὑπάρχων καὶ
NAS: now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old,
KJV: when he was about an hundred years old,
INT: become dead a hundred years old about being and

Hebrews 2:6 Adv
GRK: διεμαρτύρατο δέ πού τις λέγων
NAS: has testified somewhere, saying,
KJV: one in a certain place testified,
INT: fully testified moreover somewhere one saying

Hebrews 4:4 Adv
GRK: εἴρηκεν γάρ που περὶ τῆς
NAS: For He has said somewhere concerning
KJV: he spake in a certain place of
INT: he has said indeed somewhere concerning the

1 John 2:11 Adv
GRK: οὐκ οἶδεν ποῦ ὑπάγει ὅτι
INT: not knows where he goes because

Strong's Greek 4225
7 Occurrences

ποῦ — 7 Occ.