Strong's #4159: pothen (pronounced poth'-en)

from the base of 4213 with enclitic adverb of origin; from which (as interrogative) or what (as relative) place, state, source or cause:--whence.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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pothen

1) of place: from where, from what condition

2) of origin or source: from what author or giver

3) of cause: how is that?, how can that be?

Part of Speech: adverb

Relation: from the base of G4213 with enclitic adverb of origin

Usage:

This word is used 28 times:

 

Matthew 13:27: "in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?"
Matthew 13:54: "were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and"
Matthew 13:56: "all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?"
Matthew 15:33: "disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in"
Matthew 21:25: "The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or"
Mark 6:2: "hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what"
Mark 8:4: "disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these"
Mark 12:37: "him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And"
Luke 1:43: "And whence is this to me, that the mother of my"
Luke 13:25: "and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:"
Luke 13:27: "I know you not whence ye are; depart from me,"
Luke 20:7: "they answered, that they could not tell whence"
John 1:48: "Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered"
John 2:9: "and knew not whence it was: (but the servants"
John 3:8: "thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither"
John 4:11: "well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?"
John 6:5: "he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these"
John 7:27: "Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ"
John 7:27: "cometh, no man knoweth whence he is."
John 7:28: "Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not"
John 8:14: "true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go;"
John 8:14: "but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither"
John 9:29: "this fellow, we know not from whence he is."
John 9:30: "that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened"
John 19:9: "and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus"
James 4:1: " From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence,"
Revelation 2:5: "Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do"
Revelation 7:13: "in white robes? and whence came"