3757. hou

Lexicon

hou: where

Original Word: ὅπου
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: hou
Pronunciation: ho'-poo
Phonetic Spelling: (hoo)
Definition: where
Meaning: where, whither, when, in what place.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

wherein, whithersoever.

Genitive case of hos as adverb; at which place, i.e. Where -- where(-in), whither(-soever).

see GREEK hos

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
gen. of hos,
Definition
where (adv. of place)
NASB Translation
there (1), where (21), wherever* (1), which (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3757: οὗ

οὗ, see ὅς, ἡ, ὁ, II. 11.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the relative pronoun ὅς (hos, "who, which") and the particle που (pou, "where").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with ὅπου is אֲשֶׁר (asher, Strong's Hebrew 834), which functions similarly as a relative pronoun and can denote "where" or "in which." Another related term is מָקוֹם (maqom, Strong's Hebrew 4725), meaning "place" or "location," which aligns with the spatial aspect of ὅπου.

Usage: The term 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 in various contexts throughout the New Testament, emphasizing the significance of location, both physical and spiritual. It is often used 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 underscores the spiritual presence of Christ among believers.

In John 14:3, Jesus comforts His disciples with the promise, "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." The use of ὅπου in this passage highlights the future hope of believers being in the presence of Christ.

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

The adverb ὅπου is not limited to spiritual contexts but is also used in narrative descriptions, such as in Mark 6:55, where people "ran through that whole region and began to carry the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was."

Overall, ὅπου serves as a versatile term that conveys both literal and metaphorical locations, emphasizing the importance of presence, whether it be divine, personal, or material.

Forms and Transliterations

ὅπου ου οὗ hopou hópou hou hoû opou ou

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 2:9 Adv
GRK: ἐστάθη ἐπάνω οὗ ἦν τὸ
NAS: over [the place] where the Child
KJV: over where the young child
INT: it stood over where was the

Matthew 18:20 Adv
GRK: οὗ γάρ εἰσιν
NAS: For where two or
KJV: For where two or
INT: where indeed are

Matthew 28:16 Adv
GRK: τὸ ὄρος οὗ ἐτάξατο αὐτοῖς
NAS: to the mountain which Jesus
KJV: a mountain where Jesus
INT: the mountain where appointed them

Luke 4:16 Adv
GRK: εἰς Ναζαρά οὗ ἦν τεθραμμένος
NAS: to Nazareth, where He had been
KJV: Nazareth, where he had been
INT: to Nazareth where he was brought up

Luke 24:28 Adv
GRK: τὴν κώμην οὗ ἐπορεύοντο καὶ
NAS: the village where they were going,
KJV: the village, whither they went:
INT: the village where they were going and

Acts 1:13 Adv
GRK: ὑπερῷον ἀνέβησαν οὗ ἦσαν καταμένοντες
NAS: up to the upper room where they were staying;
KJV: into an upper room, where abode both
INT: upper room they went up where were staying

Acts 2:2 Adv
GRK: τὸν οἶκον οὗ ἦσαν καθήμενοι
NAS: house where they were sitting.
KJV: all the house where they were sitting.
INT: the house where they were sitting

Acts 7:29 Adv
GRK: γῇ Μαδιάμ οὗ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς
NAS: OF MIDIAN, where he became the father
KJV: the land of Midian, where he begat two
INT: [the] land of Midian where he fathered sons

Acts 12:12 Adv
GRK: ἐπικαλουμένου Μάρκου οὗ ἦσαν ἱκανοὶ
NAS: Mark, where many
KJV: Mark; where many
INT: is called Mark where were many

Acts 16:13 Adv
GRK: παρὰ ποταμὸν οὗ ἐνομίζομεν προσευχὴν
NAS: to a riverside, where we were supposing
KJV: by a river side, where prayer was wont
INT: by a river where was customary [place of] prayer

Acts 20:8 Adv
GRK: τῷ ὑπερῴῳ οὗ ἦμεν συνηγμένοι
NAS: in the upper room where we were gathered together.
KJV: the upper chamber, where they were
INT: the upper room where there were assembled

Acts 25:10 Adv
GRK: Καίσαρός εἰμι οὗ με δεῖ
NAS: tribunal, where I ought
KJV: Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought
INT: of Ceasar I am where me it behoves

Acts 28:14 Adv
GRK: οὗ εὑρόντες ἀδελφοὺς
NAS: There we found [some] brethren,
KJV: Where we found brethren,
INT: where having found brothers

Romans 4:15 Adv
GRK: ὀργὴν κατεργάζεται οὗ δὲ οὐκ
NAS: wrath, but where there is no
KJV: wrath: for where no law
INT: wrath brings where indeed not

Romans 5:20 Adv
GRK: τὸ παράπτωμα οὗ δὲ ἐπλεόνασεν
NAS: would increase; but where sin
KJV: might abound. But where sin abounded,
INT: the transgression where however abounded

1 Corinthians 16:6 Adv
GRK: με προπέμψητε οὗ ἐὰν πορεύωμαι
NAS: that you may send me on my way wherever I may go.
KJV: me on my journey whithersoever I go.
INT: me might set forward wherever if I might go

2 Corinthians 3:17 Adv
GRK: πνεῦμά ἐστιν οὗ δὲ τὸ
NAS: is the Spirit, and where the Spirit
KJV: and where the Spirit
INT: Spirit is where moreover the

Colossians 3:1 Adv
GRK: ἄνω ζητεῖτε οὗ ὁ χριστός
NAS: the things above, where Christ
KJV: those things which are above, where Christ
INT: above seek where Christ

Hebrews 3:9 Adv
GRK: οὗ ἐπείρασαν οἱ
NAS: WHERE YOUR FATHERS TRIED
KJV: When your fathers
INT: where tried the

Revelation 17:15 Adv
GRK: ἃ εἶδες οὗ ἡ πόρνη
NAS: which you saw where the harlot sits,
KJV: thou sawest, where the whore
INT: which you saw where the prostitute

Strong's Greek 3757
20 Occurrences

οὗ — 20 Occ.