What does πόθεν · εἰμί · σύ mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G4159, G1510, G4771
Πόθεν εἶ σύ;
Whence · I exist (used only when emphatic) · thou
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
πόθενG4159whence
Pronunciationpóthen
Asks the source or origin of something—place, cause, parentage, or spiritual condition
Open lexicon entry →εἰμίG1510I exist (used only when emphatic)
Pronunciationeimí
Open lexicon entry →σύG4771thou
Pronunciationsý
Nominative form emphasizes identity or creates contrast; elsewhere often renders Hebrew covenant formulas
Open lexicon entry →What does Πόθεν εἶ σύ; (Pothen ei sy?) mean in the Bible?
πόθεν · εἰμί · σύ is a Greek phrase meaning "From where are you?".
Full entry for Πόθεν εἶ σύ; (G4159, G1510, G4771) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4159, G1510, G4771?
G4159, G1510, G4771 is connected to 29 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. From where are you?
Source Gloss
From where are you?
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms29
Matt 13:27 · Matt 13:54 · Matt 13:56 · Matt 15:33 · Matt 21:25 · Mark 6:2 · Mark 8:4 · Mark 12:37 · Luke 1:43 · Luke 13:25 · Luke 13:27 · Luke 20:7 · John 1:48 · John 2:9 · John 3:8 · John 4:1129×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
Πόθεν εἶ σύ; is built from this root: