conjunction
hopou
Greekὅπου (hopou)
Strong’sG3699
where, whither
stem hopou-81 times in the New Testamentin 12 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ὅπου,
adv.G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3699 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
81 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Matthew 6:19“where”Mē thēsaurizavōr vi thēsauroin epi tau gēau, hopou sētos kai brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois diorussalō kai kleptalō;Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Matthew 6:19“where”Mē thēsaurizavōr vi thēsauroin epi tau gēau, hopou sētos kai brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois diorussalō kai kleptalō;Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Matthew 6:20“where”thēsaurizavōr de vi thēsauroin en ourano, hopou oute sētos oute brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois ouk diorussalō oude kleptalō;But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Matthew 6:20“where”thēsaurizavōr de vi thēsauroin en ourano, hopou oute sētos oute brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois ouk diorussalō oude kleptalō;But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Matthew 13:5“where”alleim de piptata epi teim petrōdeeim hopou ouk echate gēan pollan, kai eutheōs exanatellata dia tem mē echarō bathem gēau,Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
Matthew 26:57“where”Tois de krataratois ton Iēsun apagala pros Kaiafaon ton archierevon, hopou tois grammatevois kai tois presbuterois sunagila.Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.
Matthew 28:6“where”ouk atō hōde, egeirita gar kathōs legata; deute horavar ton topon hopou keiete;He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.
Mark 2:4“where”kai mē dunerōtois prosferara auto dia ton ochlon apostegazala tan stegan hopou ate, kai exorussaratois chalalō ton krabatton hopou tos paralutikos katakeiete.Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
Mark 2:4“on which”kai mē dunerōtois prosferara auto dia ton ochlon apostegazala tan stegan hopou ate, kai exorussaratois chalalō ton krabatton hopou tos paralutikos katakeiete.Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
Mark 4:5“where”kai allem piptata epi tem petrōdeem hopou ouk echate gēan pollan, kai euthuos exanatellata dia tem mē echarō bathem gēau;Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
Mark 4:15“where”houtois de alō tois para tan hodan hopou speiritō tos logos, kai hotan akoualeia euthuos erchetō tos Satanaos kai airatō ton logon ton speirirēton eis autoin.Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
Mark 9:48“where”hopou tos skōlēxos autoiu ouk teleutatō kai tem purem ouk sbennuitō.where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’
Mark 14:14“where”kai hopou ean eiserchateia legavar to oikodespoto hoti Tos didaskalos legatō; Pou atō tem katalumem mu hopou tem pascha meta toiu mathētoiu mu esthiameia?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?’
Mark 16:6“where”tos de legatō autai; Mē ekthambivōr; Iēsun zētavō ton Nazarēnon ton staurirēton; egeirita, ouk atō hōde; ide tos topos hopou tithala auton;But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.
Luke 12:33“where”pōlavar teim huparcharōteim vu kai dōavar eleēmosunan; poiavar heautoi ballantieim mē palaiirōteim, thēsauron anekleipton en toi ouranoi, hopou kleptos ouk engizatō oude sētos diaftheiratō;Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
Luke 22:11“where”kai legavi to oikodespoto tau oikiau; Legatō si tos didaskalos; Pou atō tem katalumem hopou tem pascha meta toiu mathētoiu mu esthiameia?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?’
John 1:28“where”houteim en Bēthania gineta peran tou Iordanou, hopou ate tos Iōannos baptizarōtos.All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
John 4:20“where”tois patērois nu en te ore houte proskunala; kai vis legavō hoti en Hierosolumei atō tos topos hopou proskunarō datō.Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
John 4:46“where”Erchata oun palin eis tan Kana tau Galilaiau, hopou poiata tem hudōrem oinon. kai ate tinos basilikos hou tos huios asthenate en Kafarnaoum.So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
John 6:23“where”alla erchata ploiarieim ek Tiberiadau engus tou topou hopou esthiala ton arton eucharistaratou tou kuriou.However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
John 7:42“where”ouk tas grafas legata hoti ek teu spermeu David, kai apo Bēthleem tau kōmau hopou ate David, erchetō tos christos?Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
John 10:40“where”Kai aperchata palin peran tou Iordanou eis ton topon hopou ate Iōannos tem prōtem baptizarōtos, kai menata ekei.Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
John 11:30“where”oupō de erchatelē tos Iēsus eis tan kōman, alla ate ēti en to topo hopou hupantata auto tas Marthas.Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.
John 12:1“where”Tos oun Iēsus pro hex hēmeraiu teu pascha erchata eis Bēthanian, hopou ate Lazaros, hon egeirata ek nekroiu Iēsus.Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
John 18:1“where”Houteim legaratos Iēsus exerchata sun toi mathētoi autou peran tou cheimarrou tou Kedrōn hopou ate kēpos, eis hon eiserchata autos kai tois mathētois autou.After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.
John 18:20“where”apokrinita auto Iēsus; Mis parrēsia lalamē to kosmo; mis pantote didaskama en sunagōga kai en te hiere, hopou pantois tois Ioudaiois sunerchelō, kai en krupte lalama oudenem;“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
John 19:18“there”hopou auton staurala, kai meta autou alloin duo enteuthen kai enteuthen, mesem de ton Iēsun.There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
John 19:20“where”houton oun ton titlon pollois anaginōskala toiu Ioudaioiu, hoti engus ate tos topos tau politau hopou staurita tos Iēsus; kai ate grafirētem Hebraisti, Rōmaisti, Hellēnisti.Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
John 19:41“where”ate de en to topo hopou staurita kēpos, kai en to kēpo mnēmeiem kainem, en he oudepō oudenos ate tithirētos;Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
John 20:12“where”kai theōratō duo angeloin en leukei kathezerōtoin, henon pros ta kefala kai henon pros toi podoi, hopou keiete tem sōmem tou Iēsu.and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.
Acts 17:1“where”Diodeuaratois de tan Amfipolian kai tan Apollōnian erchala eis Thessalonikan, hopou ate sunagōgas toiu Ioudaioiu.When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
Hebrews 6:20“where”hopou prodromos huper nu eiserchata Iēsus, kata tan taxian Melchisedek archierevos gineratos eis ton aiōnon.where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
Revelation 2:13“where”Oidamē pou katoikasō, hopou tos thronos tou Satanaou, kai kratasō tem onomem mu, kai ouk arnesa tan pistian mu kai en tai hēmerai Antipaos, tos marturos mu, tos pistos mu, hos apokteinita para vi, hopou tos Satanaos katoikatō.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.
Revelation 2:13“where”Oidamē pou katoikasō, hopou tos thronos tou Satanaou, kai kratasō tem onomem mu, kai ouk arnesa tan pistian mu kai en tai hēmerai Antipaos, tos marturos mu, tos pistos mu, hos apokteinita para vi, hopou tos Satanaos katoikatō.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.
Revelation 11:8“where”kai tem ptōmem autoiu epi tau plateiau tau politau tau megau, hotinas kalitō pneumatikōs Sodomeim kai Aiguptas, hopou kai tos kurios autoiu staurita.Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city — figuratively called Sodom and Egypt — where their Lord was also crucified.
Revelation 12:6“where”kai tas gunaikas feugata eis tan erēman, hopou echatō ekei topon hetoimazirēton apo tou theou, hina ekei trefaleiō autan hēmerain chilioi diakosioi hexēkonta.And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
Revelation 12:14“where”kai dōila ta gunaika tais duo pteruxais tou aetou tou megou, hina peteteiō eis tan erēman eis ton topon autau, hopou trefitō ekei kairon kai kairoin kai hēmisuem kairou apo prosōpeu tou ofiou.But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
Revelation 17:9“which”Hōde tos nouos tos echarōtos sofian. tais hepta kefalais hepta oreim alō, hopou tas gunaikas kathetō epi auteiu. kai basilevois hepta alō;This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
Revelation 20:10“where”kai tos diabolos tos planarōtos autoin ballita eis tan limnan teu pureu kai theieu, hopou kai tem thērem kai tos pseudoprofētos, kai basanizili hēmerau kai nuxau eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Matthew 6:21“where”hopou gar atō tos thēsauros su, ekei eti kai tas kardias su.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 8:19“wherever”kai prosercharatos henos grammatevos legata auto; Didaskalor, akolouthami si hopou ean apercheseiō.And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
Matthew 24:28“wherever”hopou ean ateiō tem ptōmem, ekei sunagili tois aetois.Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
Matthew 25:24“where”prosercharatos de kai tos tem henem talantem lambarētos legata; Kurior, gnōskama sin hoti sklēros asō anthrōpos, therizarōtos hopou ouk speirasa kai sunagarōtos hothen ouk diaskorpizasa;Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
Matthew 25:26“where”apokriniratos de tos kurios autou legata auto; Ponēror doulor kai oknēror, oidaselē hoti therizamō hopou ouk speirama kai sunagamō hothen ouk diaskorpizama?‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
Matthew 26:13“wherever”amēn legamō vi, hopou ean kērussiteia tem euangeliem houtem en holo to kosmo, laliti kai hem poiata houtas eis mnēmosunem autau.Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
Mark 5:40“where”kai katagelale autou. autos de ekballaratos pantoin paralambatō ton patēron teu paidieu kai tan mētēran kai toin meta autou, kai eisporeuetō hopou ate tem paidiem;And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
Mark 6:55“wherever”peritrechala holan tan chōran ekeinan kai archela epi toi krabattoi toin kakōs echarōtoin periferarō hopou akouale hoti atō.and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
Mark 6:56“* wherever”kai hopou an eisporeuete eis kōmain ē eis politain ē eis agroin en tai agorai tithale toin asthenarōtoin, kai parakalale auton hina kan teu kraspedeu teu himatieu autou hapteleia; kai hosois an haptela autou sōzile.And wherever He went — villages and towns and countrysides — they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
Mark 9:18“*wherever”kai hopou ean auton katalambateia rēgnuatō auton, kai afrizatō kai trizatō toin odontoin kai xērainitō; kai legama toi mathētoi su hina autem ekballaleia, kai ouk ischuala.Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
Mark 13:14“where”Hotan de horaveia tem bdelugmem tau erēmōsiau histanarēton hopou ouk datō, tos anaginōskarōtos noatōr, tote tois en ta Ioudaia feugalōr eis teim oreim,So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Mark 14:9“* wherever”amēn de legamō vi, hopou ean kērussiteia tem euangeliem eis holon ton kosmon, kai hem poiata houtas laliti eis mnēmosunem autau.And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
Mark 14:14“* wherever”kai hopou ean eiserchateia legavar to oikodespoto hoti Tos didaskalos legatō; Pou atō tem katalumem mu hopou tem pascha meta toiu mathētoiu mu esthiameia?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?’
Luke 9:57“wherever”Kai poreuerōtoiu autoiu en ta hoda legata tinos pros auton; Akolouthami si hopou ean apercheseiō.As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
Luke 12:34“where”hopou gar atō tos thēsauros vu, ekei kai tas kardias vu eti.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
John 3:8“where”tem pneumem hopou thelatō pnatō, kai tan fōnan auteu akouasō, alla ouk oidasē pothen erchetō kai pou hupagatō; houtōs atō pantos tos gennirētos ek teu pneumeu.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.”
John 6:62“where”ean oun theōraveiō ton huion tou anthrōpou anabainarōton hopou ate tem proterem?Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
John 7:34“where”zētavi min kai ouk heuriskavi, kai hopou amō mis vis ouk dunevō erchara.You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
John 7:36“where”tinos atō tos logos houtos hon legata; Zētavi min kai ouk heuriskavi, kai hopou amō mis vis ouk dunevō erchara?What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’ ?”
John 8:21“where”Legata oun palin autoi; Mis hupagamō kai zētavi min, kai en ta hamarta vu apothnēskevi; hopou mis hupagamō vis ouk dunevō erchara.Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
John 11:32“where”tas oun Mariam hōs erchata hopou ate Iēsus horaratas auton piptata autou pros toin podoin, legarōtas auto; Kurior, ei ase hōde ouk an mu apothnēskata tos adelfos.When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
John 12:26“where”ean mi tinos diakonateiō mi akolouthatōr, kai hopou amō mis ekei kai tos diakonos tos ēmos eti; ean tinos mi diakonateiō timati auton tos patēros.If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
John 14:3“where”kai ean poreuimeia kai hetoimazameia topon vi, palin erchemō kai paralambemi vin pros miauton, hina hopou amō mis kai vis aveiō.And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
John 14:4“where”kai hopou mis hupagamō oidavē tan hodan.You know the way to the place where I am going.”
John 17:24“where”patēror, hem dōasē mi, thelamō hina hopou amō mis kakeinois aleiō meta mu, hina theōraleiō tan doxan tan ēman han dōasē mi, hoti agapasa min pro katabolau kosmou.Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
John 20:19“where”Arōtau oun opsēau ta hēmera ekeina ta hena sabbateiu, kai taiu thuraiu kleiirētaiu hopou ale tois mathētois dia ton fobon toiu Ioudaioiu, erchata tos Iēsus kai histanata eis tem mesem, kai legatō autoi; Eirēnas vi.It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
John 21:18“wherever”amēn amēn legamō si, hote ase neoteros, zōnase siauton kai peripatase hopou thelase; hotan de gēraskaseia, ekteinasi tain cheirain su, kai allos sin zōnati kai ferati hopou ouk thelasō.Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
John 21:18“where”amēn amēn legamō si, hote ase neoteros, zōnase siauton kai peripatase hopou thelase; hotan de gēraskaseia, ekteinasi tain cheirain su, kai allos sin zōnati kai ferati hopou ouk thelasō.Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
Romans 15:20“where”houtōs de filotimerōton euangelizerō ouk hopou onomazita Christos, hina mē epi allotrion themelion oikodomameiō,In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
1 Corinthians 3:3“since”ēti gar sarkikois avō. hopou gar en vi zēlos kai eras, ouchi sarkikois avō kai kata anthrōpon peripatavō?for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
Colossians 3:11“where”hopou ouk eniatō Hellēnos kai Ioudaios, peritomas kai akrobustias, barbaros, Skuthos, doulos, eleutheros, alla teim panteim kai en pantei Christos.Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
Hebrews 9:16“where”hopou gar diathēkas, thanaton anankas ferirō tou diatitheratou;In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,
Hebrews 10:18“where”hopou de afesias houtaiu, ouketi prosforas peri hamartau.And where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed.
James 3:4“wherever”idou kai teim ploieim, tēlikouteim arōteim kai hupo anemoiu sklēroiu elaunirōteim, metagitō hupo elachisteu pēdalieu hopou tas hormas tou euthunarōtou bouletō;Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.
James 3:16“where”hopou gar zēlos kai eritheias, ekei akatastasias kai pantem faulem pragmem.For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
2 Peter 2:11“whereas”hopou angelois ischua kai dunamia megoterois arōtois ouk feralō kata autoiu blasfēman krisian.Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.
Revelation 14:4“wherever”houtois alō hois meta gunaikaiu ouk molunila, parthenois gar alō; houtois tois akoloutharōtois te arnie hopou an hupagateiō; houtois agorazila apo toiu anthrōpoiu aparchas to theo kai te arnie,These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
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Mark 6:10“wherever”kai legate autoi; Hopou ean eiserchaveia eis oikian, ekei menavōr heōs an exerchaveia ekeithen.And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
Luke 17:37“where”kai apokriniratois legalō auto; Pou, kurior? tos de legata autoi; Hopou tem sōmem, ekei kai tois aetois episunagili.“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
John 8:22“where”legale oun tois Ioudaiois; Mēti apokteinati heauton hoti legatō; Hopou mis hupagamō vis ouk dunevō erchara?So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’ ?”
John 13:33“where”teknieim, ēti mikrem meta vu amō; zētavi min, kai kathōs legama toi Ioudaioi hoti Hopou mis hupagamō vis ouk dunevō erchara, kai vi legamō arti.Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
John 13:36“where”Legatō auto Simōnos Petros; Kurior, pou hupagasō? apokrinita Iēsus; Hopou hupagamō ouk dunesō mi nun akolouthara, akolouthasi de husterem.“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”