3699. hopou

Lexicon

hopou: where, wherever

Original Word: ὅπου
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: hopou
Pronunciation: HO-poo
Phonetic Spelling: (hop'-oo)
Definition: where, wherever
Meaning: where, whither, in what place.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

in what place, where

From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot -- in what place, where(-as, -soever), whither (+ soever).

see GREEK hos

see GREEK pou

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from hos, and pou
Definition
where
NASB Translation
above (1), place (1), since (1), there (2), whenever (1), where (61), whereas (1), wherever (3), wherever* (8), which (5).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3699: ὅπου

ὅπου (from ποῦ and the relative ὁ) (from Homer down), where;

1. adverb of place,

a. in which place, where; α. in relative sentences with the indicative it is used to refer to a preceding noun of place; as, ἐπί τῆς γῆς, ὅπου etc. Matthew 6:19; add, Matthew 6:20; Matthew 13:5; Matthew 28:6; Mark 6:55; Mark 9:44, 46 (which verses T WH omit; Tr brackets), 48; Luke 12:33; John 1:28; John 4:20, 46; John 6:23; John 7:42; John 10:40; John 11:30; John 12:1; John 18:1, 20; John 19:18, 20, 41; John 20:12; Acts 17:1; Revelation 11:8; Revelation 20:10. it refers to ἐκεῖ or ἐκεῖσε to be mentally supplied in what precedes or follows: Matthew 25:24, 26; Mark 2:4; Mark 4:15; Mark 5:40; Mark 13:14; John 3:8; John 6:62; John 7:34; John 11:32; John 14:3; John 17:24; John 20:19; Romans 15:20; Hebrews 9:16; Hebrews 10:18; Revelation 2:13. it refers to ἐκεῖ expressed in what follows: Matthew 6:21; Luke 12:34; Luke 17:37; John 12:26; James 3:16. in imitation of the Hebrew שָׁם אֲשֶׁר (Genesis 13:3; Ecclesiastes 9:10, etc.): ὅπου ἐκεῖ, Revelation 12:6 (G T Tr WH), 14 (see ἐκεῖ, a.); ὅπου ... ἐπ' αὐτῶν, Revelation 17:9. ὅπου also refers to men, so that it is equivalent to with (among) whom, in whose house: Matthew 26:57; (add, Revelation 2:13; cf. Winers Grammar, § 54, 7 at the end); in which state (viz. of the renewed man), Colossians 3:11. it is loosely connected with the thought to which it refers, so that it is equivalent to wherein (A. V. whereas), 2 Peter 2:11 (in the same sense in indirect question, Xenophon, mem. 3, 5, 1). ὅπου ἄν, wherever — with imperfect indicative (see ἄν, II. 1), Mark 6:56 (Tdf. ἐάν); with aorist subjunctive (Latin future perfect), Mark 9:18 (where L T Tr WH ὅπου ἐάν); Mark 14:9 (here too T WH ὅπου ἐάν); also ὅπου ἐάν (see ἐάν, II.), Matthew 26:13; Mark 6:10; Mark 14:14a (in both of the last two passages, L Tr ὅπου ἄν); with subjunctive present Matthew 24:28. β. in indirect questions (yet cf. Winer's Grammar, § 57, 2 at the end), with subjunctive aorist: Mark 14:14b; Luke 22:11.

b. joined to verbs signifying motion into a place instead of ὅποι, into which place, whither (see ἐκεῖ, b.): followed by the indicative, John 8:21; John 13:33, 36; John 14:4; John 21:18; (James 3:4 T Tr WH (see below)); ὅπου ἄν, where (whither) soever, with indicative present, Revelation 14:4 L Tr WH (cf. below), cf. Buttmann, § 139, 30; with subjunctive present, Luke 9:57 R G T WH (others, ὅπου ἐάν, see below); James 3:4 (R G L); Revelation 14:4 R G T (see above); ὅπου ἐάν, with subjunctive present, Matthew 8:19, and L Tr in Luke 9:57.

2. It gets the force of a conditional particle if (in case that, in so far as (A. V. whereas (cf. 2 Peter 2:11 above))): 1 Corinthians 3:3 (Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 43, 1 [ET], and often in Greek writings; cf. Grimm on 4 Macc. 2:14; Meyer on 1 Corinthians 3:3; (Müller on the Epistle of Barnabas 16, 63).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the relative pronoun ὅς (hos, meaning "who, which, what") and the enclitic particle που (pou, meaning "somewhere, anywhere").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of "where" in Hebrew is often expressed by the word אֵיפֹה (eiphah, Strong's Hebrew 375), which similarly denotes a place or location. Another related term is אֲשֶׁר (asher, Strong's Hebrew 834), a relative pronoun used to introduce clauses, often translated as "where" in context. These Hebrew terms parallel the Greek ὅπου in their function of indicating place or position, both physically and spiritually.

Usage: ὅπου is used in the New Testament to denote a specific location or place, often in a metaphorical or spiritual sense. It is frequently used in the context of describing the presence of God, the location of events, or the spiritual state of individuals.

Context: The Greek adverb ὅπου appears numerous times in the New Testament, serving as a key term in the articulation of spatial and spiritual concepts. It is often employed by Jesus in the Gospels to describe the presence of God or the Kingdom of Heaven. For example, in Matthew 18:20, Jesus states, "For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them." Here, ὅπου emphasizes the spiritual presence of Christ among believers, regardless of their physical location.

In John 14:3, Jesus uses ὅπου to comfort His disciples with the promise of eternal fellowship: "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, you may be also." This usage underscores the assurance of being in the presence of Christ in the afterlife.

The term also appears in parables and teachings to illustrate moral and ethical lessons. In Matthew 6:21, Jesus teaches, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also," using ὅπου to link the location of one's treasure with the orientation of one's heart and priorities.

Throughout the New Testament, ὅπου serves as a linguistic bridge between the physical and spiritual realms, inviting believers to consider the implications of their spiritual "location" and relationship with God.

Forms and Transliterations

οπου όπου ὅπου οπτάζη όπως hopou hópou opou

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 6:19 Adv
GRK: τῆς γῆς ὅπου σὴς καὶ
NAS: on earth, where moth
KJV: upon earth, where moth and
INT: the earth where moth and

Matthew 6:19 Adv
GRK: ἀφανίζει καὶ ὅπου κλέπται διορύσσουσιν
NAS: destroy, and where thieves
KJV: and where thieves
INT: destroy and where thieves break in

Matthew 6:20 Adv
GRK: ἐν οὐρανῷ ὅπου οὔτε σὴς
NAS: in heaven, where neither
KJV: in heaven, where neither moth
INT: in heaven where neither moth

Matthew 6:20 Adv
GRK: ἀφανίζει καὶ ὅπου κλέπται οὐ
NAS: destroys, and where thieves
KJV: doth corrupt, and where thieves do
INT: destroys and where theives not

Matthew 6:21 Adv
GRK: ὅπου γάρ ἐστιν
NAS: for where your treasure is, there
KJV: For where your treasure
INT: where indeed is

Matthew 8:19 Adv
GRK: ἀκολουθήσω σοι ὅπου ἐὰν ἀπέρχῃ
NAS: I will follow You wherever You go.
INT: I will follow you wherever if you might go

Matthew 13:5 Adv
GRK: τὰ πετρώδη ὅπου οὐκ εἶχεν
NAS: on the rocky places, where they did not have
KJV: upon stony places, where they had not
INT: the rocky places where not they had

Matthew 24:28 Adv
GRK: ὅπου ἐὰν ᾖ
NAS: Wherever the corpse is, there
INT: For wherever if might be

Matthew 25:24 Adv
GRK: ἄνθρωπος θερίζων ὅπου οὐκ ἔσπειρας
NAS: reaping where you did not sow
KJV: man, reaping where thou hast not
INT: a man reaping where not you did sow

Matthew 25:26 Adv
GRK: ὅτι θερίζω ὅπου οὐκ ἔσπειρα
NAS: that I reap where I did not sow
KJV: that I reap where I sowed not,
INT: that I reap where not I sowed

Matthew 26:13 Adv
GRK: λέγω ὑμῖν ὅπου ἐὰν κηρυχθῇ
NAS: I say to you, wherever this
KJV: unto you, Wheresoever this
INT: I say to you wherever if shall be proclaimed

Matthew 26:57 Adv
GRK: τὸν ἀρχιερέα ὅπου οἱ γραμματεῖς
NAS: the high priest, where the scribes
KJV: the high priest, where the scribes
INT: the high priest where the scribes

Matthew 28:6 Adv
GRK: τὸν τόπον ὅπου ἔκειτο
NAS: see the place where He was lying.
KJV: see the place where the Lord lay.
INT: the place where was lying

Mark 2:4 Adv
GRK: τὴν στέγην ὅπου ἦν καὶ
NAS: the roof above Him; and when they had dug
KJV: the roof where he was:
INT: the roof where he was and

Mark 2:4 Adv
GRK: τὸν κράβαττον ὅπου ὁ παραλυτικὸς
NAS: the pallet on which the paralytic
INT: the pallet on which the paralytic

Mark 4:5 Adv
GRK: πετρῶδες καὶ ὅπου οὐκ εἶχεν
NAS: on the rocky [ground] where it did not have
KJV: on stony ground, where it had not
INT: rocky place and where not it had

Mark 4:15 Adv
GRK: τὴν ὁδὸν ὅπου σπείρεται ὁ
NAS: the road where the word
KJV: the way side, where the word
INT: the road where is sown the

Mark 5:40 Adv
GRK: καὶ εἰσπορεύεται ὅπου ἦν τὸ
NAS: and entered [the room] where the child
KJV: and entereth in where the damsel was
INT: and enters in where was the

Mark 6:10 Adv
GRK: ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς Ὅπου ἐὰν εἰσέλθητε
NAS: And He said to them, Wherever you enter
KJV: unto them, In what place soever ye enter
INT: he said to them wherever if you enter

Mark 6:55 Adv
GRK: ἔχοντας περιφέρειν ὅπου ἤκουον ὅτι
NAS: who were sick, to the place they heard
KJV: sick, where they heard
INT: were to carry about where they were hearing that

Mark 6:56 Adv
GRK: καὶ ὅπου ἂν εἰσεπορεύετο
NAS: Wherever He entered villages,
KJV: And whithersoever he entered, into
INT: And wherever anyhow he entered

Mark 9:18 Adv
GRK: καὶ ὅπου ἐὰν αὐτὸν
NAS: and whenever it seizes him, it slams
KJV: And wheresoever he taketh him,
INT: and whenever if him

Mark 9:44 Adv
GRK: ὅπου ὁ σκώληξ
KJV: Where their worm
INT: where worm

Mark 9:46 Adv
GRK: ὅπου ὁ σκώληξ
KJV: Where their worm
INT: where worm

Mark 9:48 Adv
GRK: ὅπου ὁ σκώληξ
NAS: where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE,
KJV: Where their worm
INT: where the worm

Strong's Greek 3699
84 Occurrences

ὅπου — 84 Occ.