The meaning of “πού”
Understanding poú reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
genitive case of an indefinite pronoun (some) otherwise obsolete (compare πόσος) about, a certain place. - as adverb of ...
πού
genitive case of an indefinite pronoun (some) otherwise obsolete (compare πόσος) about, a certain place. - as adverb of place, somewhere, i.e. nearly
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Romans 4:19 | “And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:” Word: πού (poú) | |
| Hebrews 2:6 | “But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?” Word: πού (poú) | |
| Hebrews 4:4 | “For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.” Word: πού (poú) |