adverb

pou

Greekποῦ (pou)

Strong’sG4226

where, whither

stem pou-51 times in the New Testamentin 13 of 27 books

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Matthew 2:4“where”kai sunagaratos pantoin toin archierevoin kai grammatevoin tou laou punthanete para autoiu pou tos christos gennitō.And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

Matthew 8:20“place”kai legatō auto tos Iēsus; Tais alōpēxais fōleoin echalō kai teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnōsiain, tos de huios tou anthrōpou ouk echatō pou tan kefalan klinateiō.Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

Mark 15:47“where”tas de Marias tas Magdalēnas kai Marias tas Iōsou theōrale pou tithitē.Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.

Luke 9:58“place”kai legata auto tos Iēsus; Tais alōpēxais fōleoin echalō kai teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnōsiain, tos de huios tou anthrōpou ouk echatō pou tan kefalan klinateiō.Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

Luke 12:17“place”kai dialogizete en heauto legarōtos; Tinem poiameia, hoti ouk echamō pou sunagami toin karpoin mu?So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

Luke 17:17“where”apokriniratos de tos Iēsus legata; Ouchi tois deka katharizila? tois de ennea pou?“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?

John 1:38“where”strefiratos de tos Iēsus kai theaseratos autoin akoloutharōtoin legatō autoi; Tinem zētavō? tois de legala auto; Rabbi hem legitō methermēneuirōtem Didaskalor, pou menasō?Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”

John 1:39“where”legatō autoi; Erchevōr kai horevi. erchala oun kai horala pou menatō, kai para auto menala tan hēmeran ekeinan; hōras ate hōs dekatas.“Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.

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 8:10“where”anakuptaratos de tos Iēsus kai mēdenon theaseratos plēn tau gunaikau legata auta, pou alō? ekeinois tois katēgorois su oudenos sin katakrinata?Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”

John 8:14“where”apokrinita Iēsus kai legata autoi; Kan mis marturameiō peri miautou, alēthas atō tas marturias mu, hoti oidamē pothen erchama kai pou hupagamō; vis de ouk oidavē pothen erchemō ē pou hupagamō.Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.

John 8:14“where”apokrinita Iēsus kai legata autoi; Kan mis marturameiō peri miautou, alēthas atō tas marturias mu, hoti oidamē pothen erchama kai pou hupagamō; vis de ouk oidavē pothen erchemō ē pou hupagamō.Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.

John 11:57“where”dōalelē de tois archierevois kai tois Farisaiois entolain hina ean tinos gnōskateia pou atō mēnuateia, hopōs piazaleia auton.But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.

John 12:35“where”legata oun autoi tos Iēsus; Ēti mikron chronon tem fōtem en vi atō. peripatavōr hōs tem fōtem echavō, hina mē skotias vin katalambateia, kai tos peripatarōtos en ta skotia ouk oidatē pou hupagatō.Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

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.”

John 14:5“where”legatō auto Thōmaos; Kurior, ouk oidanē pou hupagasō; pōs dunenō tan hodan oidarē?“Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”

John 20:2“where”trechatō oun kai erchetō pros Simōnon Petron kai pros ton allon mathēton hon filate tos Iēsus, kai legatō autoi; Airala ton kurion ek teu mnēmeieu, kai ouk oidanē pou tithala auton.So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”

John 20:13“where”kai legalō auta ekeinois; Gunaikar, tinem klaiasō? legatō autoi hoti Airala ton kurion mu, kai ouk oidamē pou tithala auton.“Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”

John 20:15“where”legatō auta Iēsus; Gunaikar, tinem klaiasō? tinon zētasō? ekeinas dokarōtas hoti tos kēpouros atō legatō auto; Kurior, ei sis bastazasa auton, legasar mi pou tithasa auton, kamis auton airami.“Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”

Acts 27:29“somewhere”foberōtois tē mē pou kata trachuoin topoin ekpiptaneia ek prumnau riptaratois ankurain tessares euchele hēmeran ginera.Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.

Romans 4:19“about”kai mē asthenaratos ta pistia katanoata tem heautou sōmem nekrirētem, hekatontaetos pou huparcharōtos, kai tan nekrōsian tau mētrau Sarrau,Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.

1 Corinthians 1:20“where”pou sofos? pou grammatevos? pou suzētētos tou aiōnou houtou? ouchi mōrainata tos theos tan sofian tou kosmou?Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

1 Corinthians 1:20“where”pou sofos? pou grammatevos? pou suzētētos tou aiōnou houtou? ouchi mōrainata tos theos tan sofian tou kosmou?Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

1 Corinthians 1:20“where”pou sofos? pou grammatevos? pou suzētētos tou aiōnou houtou? ouchi mōrainata tos theos tan sofian tou kosmou?Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

1 Corinthians 12:17“where”ei holem tem sōmem ofthalmos, pou tas akoas? ei holem akoas, pou tas osfrēsias?If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

1 Corinthians 12:17“where”ei holem tem sōmem ofthalmos, pou tas akoas? ei holem akoas, pou tas osfrēsias?If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

1 Corinthians 12:19“where”ei de ate teim panteim henem melem, pou tem sōmem?If they were all one part, where would the body be?

1 Corinthians 15:55“where”pou su, thanator, tem nikem? pou su, thanator, tem kentrem?“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”

1 Corinthians 15:55“where”pou su, thanator, tem nikem? pou su, thanator, tem kentrem?“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”

Galatians 4:15“where”pou oun tos makarismos vu? marturamō gar vi hoti ei dunatem toin ofthalmoin vu exorussaratois dōava mi.What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.

Hebrews 4:4“somewhere”legatē gar pou peri tau hebdomau houtōs; Kai katapauata tos theos en ta hēmera ta hebdoma apo panteiu teiu ergeiu autou,For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”

Hebrews 11:8“where”Pistia kalirōtos Abraam hupakouata exerchara eis topon hon mellate lambarō eis klēronomian, kai exerchata mē episterōtos pou erchetō.By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.

1 Peter 4:18“what”kai ei tos dikaios molis sōzitō, tos asebos kai hamartōlos pou faineti?And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

1 John 2:11“where”tos de misarōtos ton adelfon autou en ta skotia atō kai en ta skotia peripatatō, kai ouk oidatē pou hupagatō, hoti tas skotias tuflata toin ofthalmoin autou.But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

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.

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Matthew 2:2“where”legarōtois; Pou atō tos tiktiratos basilevos toiu Ioudaioiu? horana gar autou ton astēron en ta anatola kai erchana proskunara auto.asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

Matthew 26:17“where”Ta de prōta teiu azumeiu proserchala tois mathētois to Iēso legarōtois; Pou thelasō hetoimazaneia si esthiara tem pascha?On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

Mark 14:12“where”Kai ta prōta hēmera teiu azumeiu, hote tem pascha thuale, legalō auto tois mathētois autou; Pou thelasō apercharatois hetoimazaneia hina esthiaseia tem pascha?On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

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?’

Luke 8:25“where”legata de autoi; Pou tas pistias vu? fobiratois de thaumazala, legarōtois pros allēloin; Tinos ara houtos atō hoti kai toi anemoi epitassatō kai te hudōre, kai hupakoualō auto?“Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”

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.”

Luke 22:9“where”tois de legala auto; Pou thelasō hetoimazaneia?“Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked.

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 7:11“where”tois oun Ioudaiois zētale auton en ta heorta kai legale; Pou atō ekeinos?So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”

John 7:35“where”legala oun tois Ioudaiois pros heautoin; Pou houtos mellatō poreuerō hoti nis ouk heuriskani auton? mē eis tan diasporan toiu Hellēnoiu mellatō poreuerō kai didaskarō toin Hellēnoin?At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

John 8:19“where”legale oun auto; Pou atō tos patēros su? apokrinita Iēsus; Oute min oidavē oute ton patēron mu; ei min oidavelē, kai ton patēron mu an oidavelē.“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”

John 9:12“where”kai legala auto; Pou atō ekeinos? legatō; Ouk oidamē.“Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.

John 11:34“where”kai legata; Pou tithavē auton? legalō auto; Kurior, erchesōr kai horasar.“Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered.

John 16:5“where”nun de hupagamō pros ton pemparaton min kai oudenos ek vu erōtatō min; Pou hupagasō?Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

Romans 3:27“where”Pou oun tas kauchēsias? ekkleiita. dia poiou nomou? teiu ergeiu? ouchi, alla dia nomou pistiau.Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.

2 Peter 3:4“where”kai legarōtois; Pou atō tas epangelias tau parousiau autou? apo hau gar tois patērois koimila, panteim houtōs diamenatō apo archau ktisiau.“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”