ποῦ (cf. Curtius, § 631), an interrogative adverb, from Homer down, the Sept. for ΰΗιΕδ, ΰΘπΘδ, ΰΗι, where? in what place? a. in direct questions: Mat_2:2; Mat_26:17; Mar_14:12; Mar_14:14; Luk_17:17; Luk_17:37; Luk_22:9; Luk_22:11; Joh_1:38(39); ; ποῦ ἐστιν ((ἐστιν sometimes unexpressed)), in questions indicating that a person or thing is gone, or cannot be found, is equivalent to it is nowhere, does not exist: Luk_8:25; Rom_3:27; 1Co_1:20; 1Co_12:17; 1Co_12:19; 1Co_15:55; Gal_4:15 L T Tr WH; 2Pe_3:4; ποῦ φανεῖται (A. V. where shall ... appear) equivalent to there will be no place for him, 1Pe_4:18. b. in indirect questions, for the relative ὅπου (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 57, 2 at the end): followed by the indicative, Mat_2:4; Mar_15:47; Joh_1:39 (40); ; Rev_2:13 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 612 (569)); followed by the subjunctive, Mat_8:20; Luk_9:58; Luk_12:17. c. joined to verbs of going or coming, for ποῖ in direct question (cf. our colloquial, where for whither; see Winers Grammar, § 54, 7; Buttmann, 71 (62)): Joh_7:35 (cf. Winers Grammar, 300 (281); Buttmann, 358 (307)); ; in indirect question, followed by the indicative: Joh_3:8; Joh_8:14; Joh_12:35; Joh_14:5; Heb_11:8; 1Jn_2:11.

ποῦ pou 48x interrogative, where? In what place? direct, Mat_2:2 ; Luk_8:25 ; Joh_1:39 ; indirect, Mat_2:4 ; Joh_1:40 ; whither, Joh_3:8 ; Joh_7:35 ; Joh_13:36

ποῦ , interrog. adv. , [in LXX for H335 , H346 , H575 ;] 1. prop ., where?: Mat_2:2 ; Mat_26:17 , Mar_14:12 ; Mar_14:14 , Luk_17:17 ; Luk_17:37 ; Luk_22:9 ; Luk_22:11 , Joh_1:39 ; Joh_7:11 ; Joh_8:10 ; Joh_8:19 ; Joh_9:12 ; Joh_11:34 ; ποῦ (ἐστιν ), indicating that the subject in question is not to be found, Luk_8:25 , Rom_3:27 , 1Co_1:20 ; 1Co_12:17 ; 1Co_12:19 ; 1Co_15:55 , Gal_4:15 , 2Pe_3:4 ; ποῦ φανεῖται , 1Pe_4:18 . 2. = ὅπου ( WM , 640; B1., § 50, 5): c . indic ., Mat_2:4 , Mar_15:47 , Joh_1:40 ; Joh_11:57 ; Joh_20:2 ; Joh_20:13 ; Joh_20:15 Rev_2:13 ; c . subjc ., Mat_8:20 , Luk_9:58 ; Luk_12:17 . 3. In colloq. (as in Eng.) = ποῖ , whither: in direct questions, Joh_7:35 ; Joh_9:12 ; Joh_13:36 ; Joh_16:5 ; in indir. quest., Joh_3:8 ; Joh_8:14 ; Joh_12:35 ; Joh_14:5 , Heb_11:8 , 1Jn_2:11 .†

ποῦ [page 531] originally a gen. of place ( Proleg. p. 73), is seen = where? in P Fay 119 .17 ( c. A.D. 100) τ ]η̣̣ν διαγραφὴν τοῦ χόρτου ποῦ τέθικας ; where did you put the notice of payment for the hay? (Edd.), and P Oxy XIV. 1671 .22 (iii/A.D.) περὶ τῶν ποταμειτῶν . . . γράψον μοι ὅτι πο̣ῦ εὑρίσκομεν , as regards the river-workers write me where we may find them. For ποῦ = ποῖ , as in Joh_7:35 ; Joh_8:14 , cf. Epict. i. 27. 9 ποῦ φύγω τὸν θάνατον ; and the late Greek citations collected by Maidhof Begriffsbestimmung p. 298 ff., e.g. Ausgewδhlte Mδrtyrerakten (ed. Knopf, 1901) 18. 7 ποῦ συνέρχεσθε ἢ εἰς ποῖον τόπον ἀθροίζεις τοὺς μαθητάς σου ; In MGr besides where? , ποῦ as the usual relative means who, which, and also so that.

ποῦ [Etym: properly a gen. of *πός "quis"] interrog. adv., in direct or indirect questions, corresponding to the relat. ὅπου, "where?" Lat. ubi? Hom. , etc.:—c. gen. loci, ποῦ γῆς; ποῦ χθονός; "where" in theworld? Lat. ubinam terrarum? Aesch. , etc.; so, ποῦ ποτ᾽ εἶ φρενῶν; Soph. ; ποῦ γνώμης εἶ; Id=Soph. .; ποῦ τύχης; "at what point" of fortune? Id=Soph. of manner, "how?" Eur. ; to express an inference very strongly, κοῦ γε δὴ . . οὐκ ἂν χωσθείη κόλπος . . ; "how" then would it not . . ? i. e. it certainly would . . , Hdt. ; also in Trag. , in indignant questions, "how? by what right?" ποῦ σὺ μάντις εἰ σοφός; Soph.

ποῦ interrog. adv., [in LXX for אַי, אַיֵּה, אָן ;] __1. prop., where?: Mat.2:2 26:17, Mrk.14:12, 14, Luk.17:17, 37 22:9, 11, Jhn.1:39 7:11 8:10, 19 9:12 11:34; ποῦ (ἐστιν), indicating that the subject in question is not to be found, Luk.8:25, Rom.3:27, 1Co.1:20 12:17 12:19 15:55, Gal.4:15, 2Pe.3:4; ποῦ φανεῖται, 1Pe.4:18. __2. = ὅπου (WM, 640; B1., § 50, 5): with indic., Mat.2:4, Mrk.15:47, Jhn.1:40 11:57 20:2, 13 20:15 Rev.2:13; with subjc., Mat.8:20, Luk.9:58 12:17. __3. In colloq. (as in Eng.) = ποῖ, whither: in direct questions, Jhn.7:35 9:12 13:36 16:5; in indir. quest., Jhn.3:8 8:14 12:35 14:5, Heb.11:8, 1Jn.2:11.† (AS)