Πόθεν εἶ σύ;
Whence · I exist (used only when emphatic) · Thou
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
πόθεν G4159 whence
εἰμί G1510 I exist (used only when emphatic)
σύ G4771 thou
What does Πόθεν εἶ σύ; (Pothen ei sy?) mean in the Bible?
πόθεν · εἰμί · σύ is a Greek word meaning "From where are you?". From where are you?
Full entry for Πόθεν εἶ σύ; (G4159, G1510, G4771) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
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 Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
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