Greek · G3699 · unreviewed

ὅπου

Where(-ever)

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ὅπου G3699
Pronunciation hópou

What does ὅπου (hópou) mean in the Bible?

ὅπου (hópou) is a Greek word meaning "where(-ever)". ὅπου adv.

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Meaning

where(-ever)
Extended definition

Relative adverb marking place; extends to time, condition, and cause in later NT usage.

adv. of place, correlat. of ποῦ (which see), where.

IProp., of place,
1where;
ain relative sentences, with indic: Mat.25:24, 26, Mrk.2:4 4:5, 15 5:40 13:14, Jhn.3:8 6:62 7:34, 36 11:32 14:3 17:24 20:19, Rom.15:20, Rev.2:13; after nouns of place, for relat. prepositional phrase (ἐν ᾧ., etc.), Mat.6:19-20 13:5 26:57 28:6, Mrk.6:55 9:48 Luk.12:33, Jhn.1:28 4:20, 46 6:23 7:42 10:40 11:30 12:1 18:1, 20 19:18, 20 19:41 20:12, Act.17:1, Rev.2:13 11:8 20:10; before ἐκεῖ., Mat.6:21, Luk.12:34 17:37 Jhn.12:26; id. pleonast. (= Heb. שָׁם . . . אֲשֶׁר; Aram. תַּמָּן . . דּ; of. Gen.13:3), ὅ. . . . ἐκεῖ, Rev.12:6, 14; ὅ. . . . ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν, Rev.17:9; ὅ. ἄν, wherever (M, Pr., 168), with imperfect indic., Mrk.6:56; with Pres. subjc., Mat.24:28; ὅ. ἐάν, Mat.26:13, Mrk.6:10 9:18 14:9, 14 a;
bin quaest. indir., with aor. subjc.: Mrk.14:14 b, Luk.22:11.
2In late writers (sometimes also in cl.; Bl., § 25, 2), with verbs of motion, = ὅποι, whither: with indic., Jhn.8:21-22 13:33, 36 14:4 21:18, Heb.6:20, Jas.3:4; ὅ. ἄν, whithersoever, with present ind., Rev.14:4; subjc., Luk.9:57; ὅ. ἐάν, Mat.8:19.
IIWithout strict local sense,
1of time or condition: Col.3:11, Heb.9:16 10:18, Jas.3:16, 2Pe.2:11.
2Of cause or reason (AV, whereas): 1Co.3:3.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 6:21 · Matt 8:19 · Matt 24:28 · Matt 25:24 · Matt 25:26 · Matt 26:13 · Mark 5:40 · Mark 6:10 · Mark 6:55 · Mark 6:56 · Mark 9:18 · Mark 13:14 · Mark 14:9 · Mark 14:14 · Luke 9:57 · Luke 12:34 42×
Matt 6:19 · Matt 6:20 · Matt 13:5 · Matt 26:57 · Matt 28:6 · Mark 2:4 · Mark 4:5 · Mark 4:15 · Mark 9:48 · Mark 14:14 · Mark 16:6 · Luke 12:33 · Luke 22:11 · John 1:28 · John 4:20 · John 4:46 39×
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Word Pictures (Robertson)

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