ὅθεν (from the relative pronoun
ὁ and the enclitic
θεν which denotes motion from a place) (from
Homer down), adverb,
from which; whence; it is used
a. of the place from which:
Matthew 12:44;
Luke 11:24;
Acts 14:26;
Acts 28:13; by attraction for
ἐκεῖθεν ὅπου etc.,
Matthew 25:24, 26; cf.
Buttmann, § 143, 12; (
Winers Grammar, 159 (150)).
b. of the source from which a thing is known,
from which, whereby:
1 John 2:18.
c. of the cause from which,
for which reason, wherefore, on which account (
A. V. whereupon (in the first two instances)):
Matthew 14:7;
Acts 26:19;
Hebrews 2:17;
Hebrews 3:1;
Hebrews 7:25;
Hebrews 8:3;
Hebrews 9:18;
Hebrews 11:19; often in the last three books of Macc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Matthew
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12:44; 14:7; 25:24; 25:26
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Luke
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11:24
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Acts
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14:26; 26:19; 28:13
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Hebrews
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2:17; 3:1; 7:25; 8:3; 9:18; 11:19
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1 John
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2:18
