conjunction
hothen
Greekὅθεν (hothen)
Strong’sG3606
whence, wherefore
stem hothen-15 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ὅθεν
adv.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3606 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoth'-en
from which place or source or cause (adverb or conjunction)
Fromfrom G3739 with the directive enclitic of source;
King Jamesfrom thence, (from) whence, where(-by, -fore, -upon).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
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
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Matthew 12:44“from which”tote legatō; Eis ton oikon mu epistrefami hothen exerchama; kai ercharatem heuriskatō scholazarōton sarirēton kai kosmirēton.Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
Luke 11:24“from which”Hotan tem akathartem pneumem exerchateia apo tou anthrōpou, dierchetō dia anudroiu topoiu zētarōtem anapausian, kai mē heuriskarōtem legatō; Hupostrefami eis ton oikon mu hothen exerchama;When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
Acts 14:26“where”kakeithen apoplala eis Antiocheian, hothen ale paradōirētois ta charia tou theou eis tem ergem hem plērala.From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.
Acts 28:13“from there”hothen periairaratois katantana eis Rēgiem. kai meta henan hēmeran epigineratou notou deuteraiois erchana eis Potioloin,From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.
Hebrews 11:19“from which”logizeratos hoti kai ek nekroiu egeirarō dunatos tos theos; hothen auton kai en parabola komizeta.Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
Matthew 14:7“therefore”hothen meta horkou homologata auta dōara hem ean aiteteia.so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
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.
Hebrews 2:17“therefore”hothen ofeilate kata panteim toi adelfoi homoiira, hina eleēmōnos gineteia kai pistos archierevos teim pros ton theon, eis tem hilaskirō tain hamartain tou laou;For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
Hebrews 7:25“therefore”hothen kai sōzarō eis tem pantelem dunetō toin prosercherōtoin dia autou to theo, pantote zōarōtos eis tem entunchanarō huper autoiu.Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
Hebrews 8:3“therefore”pantos gar archierevos eis tem prosferarō dōreim tē kai thusiain kathistanitō; hothen anankaiem echarō tinem kai houton hem prosferateia.And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.
Hebrews 9:18“therefore”hothen oude tas prōtas chōris haimeu enkainizitē;That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.
1 John 2:18“by which”Paidieim, eschatas hōras atō, kai kathōs akouava hoti antichristos erchetō, kai nun antichristois pollois ginalē; hothen gnōskanō hoti eschatas hōras atō.Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.
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Acts 26:19“therefore”Hothen, basilevor Agrippaor, ouk ginema apeithos ta ourania optasia,So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
Hebrews 3:1“therefore”Hothen, adelfoir hagioir, klēsiau epouranau metochoir, katanoavar ton apostolon kai archierevon tau homologiau nu Iēsun,Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.