Where?
ποῦStrong’s G4226pou
Appears in 43 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pou is the Greek word usually translated “where” and “are where”. It appears in 43 verses of the New Testament.
“And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”
Meaning
Usually translated “where” and “are where”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- where 47
- are where 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 18
- Luke 7
- Matthew 4
- 1 Corinthians 4
- Mark 3
- Romans 1
12 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 2:2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
- Matthew 2:4And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
- Matthew 8:20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
- Matthew 26:17Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
- Mark 14:12And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
- Mark 14:14And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
All 43 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ποῦ pou · where?
ποῦ interrog. adv., [in LXX for אַי, אַיֵּה, אָן ;] 1. prop., where?: Mat.2:2 26:17, Mrk.14:12, 14, Luk.17:17, 37 22:9, 11, Jhn.1:39 7:11 8:10, 19 9:12 11:34; ποῦ (ἐστιν), indicating that the subject in question is not to be found, Luk.8:25, Rom.3:27, 1Co.1:20 12:17 12:19 15:55, Gal.4:15, 2Pe.3:4; ποῦ φανεῖται, 1Pe.4:18. 2. = ὅπου (WM, 640; B1., § 50, 5): with indic., Mat.2:4, Mrk.15:47, Jhn.1:40 11:57 20:2, 13 20:15 Rev.2:13; with subjc., Mat.8:20, Luk.9:58 12:17. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “where” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WHERE, adverb
- At which place or places.“In all places where I record my name, I will come to thee and I will bless thee” Exodus 20:24
- At or in what place.“Adam, where art thou?” Genesis 3:9
- At the place in which.
- Whither; to what place, or from what place. where are you going? where are you from? [These uses of where are common, and the first cannot be condemned as vulgar.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.