πόθεν,

Ion. κόθεν:

I interrog. Adv. whence?

1 of Place, εἰρώτα . ., τίς εἴη καὶ π. ἔλθοι Od. 15.423; ποδαπὸς ὁ ξένος; π.; A. Ch. 657; ποῖ δὴ καὶ π.; Pl. Phdr. 227a: c. gen., τίς π. εἰς ἀνδρῶν; Il. 21.150, Od. 1.170, al.; κ. τῆς Φρυγίης ἥκων; Hdt. 1.35; π. γῆς ἦλθες; E. Ion 258, etc.

2. of origin, π. γένος εὔχεται εἶναι from what stock he avows that he is by descent, Od. 17.373; τὴν . . τέχνην πῶς καὶ π. ἄν τις δύναιτο πορίσασθαι; Pl. Phdr. 269d; π. ἄλλοθεν . .; D. 3.28: c. gen., π. ποτὲ . . θνητῶν ἔφυσαν; E. Supp. 841 .

3. in speaking, π. ἄρξωμαι; A. Ch. 855 (anap.); π. ἂν λάβοιμι ῥῆμα; Ar. Pax 521, etc.

4. of the cause, whence? wherefore? π. χοὰς ἔπεμψεν; ἐκ τίνος λόγου; A. Ch. 515; to express surprise or negation, π. γὰρ ἔσται βιοτά; i.e. οὐδαμόθεν, S. Ph. 1159 (lyr.); π. υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἐστιν; Mar 12:37; πόθεν; how can it be? impossible! nonsense! E. Ph. 1620, Ar. V. 1145, Ra. 1455; σὺ δ’ ὁμέστιος θεοῖς; π.; Id. Fr. 655; ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἔστι ταῦτα· πόθεν; πολλοῦ γε καὶ δεῖ D. 18.47, cf. 24.157, etc.; π. γάρ; E. Alc. 781 .

5. with Verbs of finding, taking, purchasing, etc., π. ἂν πριαίμην ῥῖνα; Ar. Pax 21; π. ἄν τις τοῦτο τὸ χρῖμα λάβοι; X. Smp. 2.4; π. πρᾷον . . ἦθος εὑρήσομεν; Pl. R. 375c, cf. Euthd. 273e, al.; so κάθησθε κλάοντες περὶ τῆς αὔριον π. φάγητε Arr. Epict. 1.9.19 .

II ποθέν, enclit. Adv. from some place or other, εἴ π. Il. 9.380; εἰ καί π. ἄλλοθεν ἔλθοι Od. 7.52, cf. 5.490; φανεὶς . . π. A. Pers. 354; ἦλθέ π. σωτήρ Id. Ch. 1073 (anap.); ἐκ δρυός π. ἢ ἐκ πέτρας Pl. R. 544d; ἐκ βιβλίου π. ἀκούσας from some book or other, Id. Phdr. 268c, cf. 244d; after ἐνθένδε, ἐντεῦθεν, ib. 229b, 270a, etc.

πόθεν pothen 29x

    whence? from where, used of place, etc., Mat 15:33;

    met. of a state of dignity, Rev 2:5;

    used of origin, Mat 21:25;

    of cause, source, author, etc., Mat 13:27; Mat 13:54; Mat 13:56; Luk 1:43;

    how? in what way? Mar 8:4; Mar 12:37

G4159 — πόθεν

adverb (from Homer down), whence;

a. of place,from what place: Mat 15:33; Luk 13:25, Luk 13:27; Joh 3:8; Joh 6:5; Joh 8:14; Joh 9:29, Joh 9:30; Joh 19:9; Rev 7:13; from what condition, Rev 2:5.

b. of origin or source, equivalent to from what author or giver: Mat 13:1,Mat 13:54,56>; ; Mar 6:2; Luk 20:7; Joh 2:9; Jam 4:1; from what parentage, Joh 7:27f (cf. ), see Meyer at the passage,

c. of cause, how is it that? how can it be that? Mar 8:4; Mar 12:37; Luk 1:43; Joh 1:48 (); .

πόθεν ,

adv. ,

whence;

(a) of place: Mat 15:33, Luk 13:25; Luk 13:27, Joh 3:8; Joh 6:5; Joh 8:14; Joh 9:29-30; Joh 19:9, Rev 7:13; metaph ., of condition, Rev 2:5;

(b) of origin: Mat 13:27; Mat 13:54; Mat 13:56; Mat 21:25, Mar 6:2, Luk 20:7, Joh 2:9, Jas 4:1; of parentage, Joh 7:27-28;

(c) of cause: Mar 8:4; Mar 12:37, Luk 1:43, Joh 1:49; Joh 4:11. †

詞類次數：副詞（28）

原文字根：那裏

字義溯源：從那裏，從那裏來，出自那裏，那裏，怎麼，何處，何種，來自何處，為何

出現次數：總共（29）；太（5）；可（3）；路（4）；約（13）；雅（2）；啓（2）

譯字彙編：

1）從那裏（14）太13:54；可6:2；路1:43；路13:25；路13:27；約1:48；約3:8；約4:11；約6:5；約8:14；約8:14；約19:9；啓2:5；啓7:13；

2）從那裏來（4）太21:25；約9:30；雅4:1；雅4:1；

3）出自那裏（3）約7:27；約7:27；約7:28；

4）從那裏⋯呢（2）太13:27；太13:56；

5）從那裏來的（2）約2:9；約9:29；

6）怎麼⋯呢（1）可12:37；

7）那裏⋯呢（1）太15:33；

8）那裏（1）可8:4；

9）來自何處（1）路20:7