adverb
hou
Greekοὗ (hou)
Strong’sG3757
where, whither, when
stem hou-25 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
οὗ
(prop. gen. of ὅς),
adv. of place,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3757 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoo
at which place, i.e. where
Fromgenitive case of G3739 as adverb;
King Jameswhere(-in), whither(-soever).
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
25 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Matthew 2:9“where”tois de akouaratois tou basilevou poreuila, kai idou tos astēros hon horala en ta anatola proagate autoin, heōs ercharatos histanita epanō hou ate tem paidiem.After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
Matthew 28:16“which”Tois de hendeka mathētois poreuila eis tan Galilaian eis tem orem hou tasseta autoi tos Iēsus,Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.
Luke 4:16“where”Kai erchata eis Nazara, hou ate trefirētos, kai eiserchata kata tem eiōtharētem auto en ta hēmera teiu sabbateiu eis tan sunagōgan, kai anistanata anaginōskara.Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
Luke 4:17“where”kai epidōita auto bibliem tou profētou Ēsaiou kai anaptussaratos tem bibliem heuriskata ton topon hou ate grafirētem;the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:
Luke 10:1“where”Meta de houteim anadeiknuata tos kurios kai heteroin hebdomēkonta duo kai apostelata autoin ana duo duo pro prosōpeu autou eis pantan politan kai topon hou mellate autos ercherō.After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
Luke 23:53“where”kai kathairaratos entulissata autem sindōna, kai tithata auton en mnēme laxeute hou ouk ate oudenos oupō keierōtos.Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
Luke 24:28“where”Kai engizala eis tan kōman hou poreuele, kai autos prospoieta porrōteron poreuerō.As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.
Acts 1:13“where”kai hote eiserchala, eis tem huperōem anabainala hou ale katamenarōtois, tos tē Petros kai Iōannos kai Iakōbos kai Andreos, Filippos kai Thōmaos, Bartholomaios kai Mathaios, Iakōbos Halfaiou kai Simōnos tos zēlōtos kai Ioudaos Iakōbou.When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
Acts 2:2“where”kai gineta afnōs ek tou ouranou ēchos hōsper ferirōtau pnoau biaiau kai plērata holon ton oikon hou ale katherōtois,Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Acts 7:29“where”feugata de Mōusos en to logo houto, kai gineta paroikos en gēa Madiam, hou gennata huioin duo.At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
Acts 12:12“where”Sunoraratos tē erchata epi tan oikian tau Mariau tau mētērau Iōannou tou epikalirōtou Markou, hou ale hikanois sunathroizirētois kai proseucherōtois.And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
Acts 16:13“where”ta tē hēmera teiu sabbateiu exerchana exō tau pulau para potamon hou nomizane proseuchan arō, kai kathizaratois lalane tai sunercharatai gunaikai.On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
Acts 20:6“where”nis de ekplana meta tain hēmerain teiu azumeiu apo Filippoiu, kai erchana pros autoin eis tan Trōadan achri hēmeraiu pente, hou diatribana hēmerain hepta.And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
Acts 20:8“where”ale de lampadais hikanais en te huperōe hou ane sunagirētois;Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
Acts 25:10“where”legata de tos Paulos; Epi teu bēmeu Kaisarou histanarētos amō, hou min datō krinirō. Ioudaioin oudenem adikama, hōs kai sis kaloterem epignōskasō.Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
Acts 28:14“where”hou heuriskaratois adelfoin parakalina para autoi epimenara hēmerain hepta; kai houtōs eis tan Rōman erchana.There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
Romans 9:26“where”kai eti en to topo hou legita autoi; Ouk laos mu vis, ekei kalili huiois theou zōarōtou.and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
Colossians 3:1“where”Ei oun sunegeiriva to Christo, teim anō zētavōr, hou tos Christos atō en dexa tou theou katherōtos;Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Hebrews 3:9“where”hou peirazala tois patērois vu en dokimasia kai horala teim ergeim muwhere your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.
Revelation 17:15“where”Kai legatō mi; Teim hudōreim heim horasa, hou tas pornas kathetō, laois kai ochlois alō kai ethneim kai glōssais.Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
Matthew 18:20“where”hou gar alō duo ē treis sunagirētois eis tem ēmem onomem, ekei amō en mese autoiu.For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
Romans 4:15“where”tos gar nomos organ katergazetō, hou de ouk atō nomos, oude parabasias.because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.
Romans 5:20“where”nomos de pareiserchata hina pleonazateia tem paraptōmem; hou de pleonazata tas hamartas, huperperisseuata tas charias,The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
1 Corinthians 16:6“wherever”pros vin de tunchanaratem paramenami ē kai paracheimazami, hina vis min propempaveia hou ean poreuemeiō.Perhaps I will stay with you awhile, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.
2 Corinthians 3:17“where”tos de kurios tem pneumem atō; hou de tem pneumem kuriou, eleutherias.Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.