pothen · from where?

What it means

pothen (πόθεν) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “from where?”.

Where from?

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A question about the origin of something or someone, or how it will be possible.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• where ×26
• how ×2
• why ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×5
• Mark×3
• Luke×4
• John×13
• James×2
• Revelation×2

• Matthew 13:27

  And the slaves of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then where does it get darnel?’

• Matthew 13:54

  And coming to his hometown, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and the miracles?

• Matthew 13:56

  And his sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”

• Matthew 15:33

  And the disciples say to him, “Where would we get so many loaves in a desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”

• Matthew 21:25

  The immersion of John, where was it from? From heaven or from people?” And they were discussing among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

• Mark 6:2

  And when the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue; and the many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? And what is the wisdom given to him, and such miracles done by his hands?

• Mark 8:4

  And his disciples answered him, “From where will anyone be able to feed these people with bread here in a desolate place?”

• Mark 12:37

  David himself calls him Lord; so how is he his son?” And the large crowd was listening to him gladly.

• Luke 1:43

  And why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

• Luke 13:25

  Once the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from.’

• Luke 13:27

  And he will speak, saying to you, ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you workers of unrighteousness!’

• Luke 20:7

  And they answered that they did not know where it was from.

• John 1:48

  Nathanael says to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

• John 2:9

  When the master of the feast tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast calls the bridegroom

• John 3:8

  The wind blows where it wants, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from and where it goes. So it is with everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”

• John 4:11

  The woman says to him, “Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where then do you get that living water?

• John 6:5

  So when Jesus lifted up his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming toward him, he says to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?”

• John 7:27

  But we know where this man is from; but when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.”

• John 7:28

  So Jesus cried out in the temple as he taught, saying, “You know me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come on my own, but the one who sent me is true, whom you do not know.

• John 8:14

  Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

• John 9:29

  We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he is from.”

• John 9:30

  The man answered and said to them, “Why, this is an amazing thing, that you do not know where he is from, and yet he opened my eyes!

• John 19:9

  and he entered the praetorium again and says to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

• James 4:1

  From where come wars and from where fights among you? Is it not from here, from your pleasures that wage war in your members?

• Revelation 2:5

  Remember, then, from where you have fallen, and change your mind, and do the first works; otherwise, I am coming to you and I will remove your lampstand from its place, unless you change your mind.

• Revelation 7:13

  And one of the elders answered, saying to me, “These, who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and where have they come from?”

And 3 more times.