Lexical Definition
ὅθεν hóthen (hoth'-en) whence G:CONJ
from ὅς with the directive enclitic of source
from thence, (from) whence, where(-by, -fore, -upon).
- from which place or source or cause (adverb or conjunction)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὅθεν | So then | Acts.26.19 |
| Therefore | Heb.2.17 • Heb.3.1 | |
| from where | Matt.12.44 • Matt.25.24 • Matt.25.26 • Luke.11.24 • Acts.14.26 • Acts.28.13 • Heb.11.19 | |
| whereby | 1John.2.18 | |
| wherefore | Heb.7.25 • Heb.8.3 • Heb.9.18 | |
| whereupon | Matt.14.7 | |
| όθεν | from where | LXX.Gen.13.3 • LXX.Gen.24.5 • LXX.Exod.5.11 • LXX.Exod.30.36 • LXX.Deut.9.28 • LXX.Deut.11.10 • LXX.Josh.20.6 • LXX.Ruth.2.9 • LXX.2Kgs.17.33 • LXX.1Chr.1.12 • LXX.Job.10.21 • LXX.Job.28.1 • LXX.Job.28.1 • LXX.Job.34.15 • LXX.Ps.121.1 • LXX.Isa.30.32 • LXX.Isa.44.11 • LXX.Jer.7.8 • LXX.Ezek.29.14 |
| οθεν | from where | LXX.Gen.10.14 |
Abbott-Smith
ὅθεν adv.,
whence;
(a) of direction or source: Mt 12:44, Lk 11:24, Ac 14:26 28:13; = ἐκεῖθεν ὅπου, Mt 25:24, 26 (cf. Thuc., i, 89, 3); ὅ. γινώσκομεν, I Jo 2:18;
(b) of cause, whence, wherefore: Mt 14:7, Ac 26:19, He 2:17 3:1 7:25 8:3 9:18 11:19.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 12:44 · 14:7 · 25:24 · 25:26 |
| Luke | 11:24 |
| Acts | 14:26 · 26:19 · 28:13 |
| Hebrews | 2:17 · 3:1 · 7:25 · 8:3 · 9:18 · 11:19 |
| 1 John | 2:18 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὅθεν,
relative adverb whence, ὑπὸ πλατανίστῳ, ὅ. ῥέεν ἀγλαὸν ὕδωρ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐξ Ἐνετῶν, ὅ. ἡμιόνων γένος[ὅθεν εἶ “IG” 12(5).310.2 (from Paros)">Refs]; also, from whom or which, ὅθεν περ Ὁμηρίδαι ἄρχονται, Διὸς ἐκ προοιμίου [ὅθεν περ αὐτὸς ἐσπάρη 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1498; Φοῖνιξ, ὅθεν περ τοὔνομ᾽ ἡ χώρα φέρει 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 819.8: followed by Particles, ὅθεν περ (see. above) ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅθεν δή [ὅθεν τε 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.358. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]
__b in Attic dialect Prose, ὅθεν δή from whatever source, in what manner soever, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἄλλοθεν ὁθενοῦν from any other place whatsoever, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 for where or whither, by attraction, when the antecedent clause contains a notion of place whence, ἐκ δὲ γῆς, ὅ. προὔκειτ᾽ from the ground where it lay, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅ... ἀπέλιπες, ἀποκρίνου answer [from the point] where you left off, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅθεν, ={ἐκεῖσε ὅθεν}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅθεν περ, ={ἐκεῖθεν ὅθεν περ}, [Refs]
__II whence, for which reason, σφυρῶν.. κέντρα διαπείρας μέσον, ὅ. νιν Ἑλλὰς ὠνόμαζεν Οἰδίπουν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; for what reason, [Refs 5th c.BC+]