Ohu οὗ
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| οὗ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ohu |
| Strong's number | G3757 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Gloss | whither |
| Occurrences | 25 in 25 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (8) |
Ohu (Greek οὗ, Strong's G3757) is a Greek adverb meaning “whither”. It occurs 25 times in 25 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
oὗ
(prop. genitive of ὅς),
adv. of place, where, whither;
(a) in answer to the question "where?" (= ubi): Mat.2:9 18:20, Luk.4:16-17 23:53, Act.1:13 2:2 7:29 12:12 16:13 20:6, 8 25:10 28:14, Rom.9:26" (LXX), Col.3:1, Heb.3:9" (LXX), Rev.17:15; of condition, Rom.4:15 5:20, 2Co.3:17;
(b) in answer to the question "whither?" (= quo): Mat.28:16, Luk.10:1 24:28; before ἐάν, with subjc., 1Co.16:6.†
(AS)
(prop. genitive of ὅς),
adv. of place, where, whither;
(a) in answer to the question "where?" (= ubi): Mat.2:9 18:20, Luk.4:16-17 23:53, Act.1:13 2:2 7:29 12:12 16:13 20:6, 8 25:10 28:14, Rom.9:26" (LXX), Col.3:1, Heb.3:9" (LXX), Rev.17:15; of condition, Rom.4:15 5:20, 2Co.3:17;
(b) in answer to the question "whither?" (= quo): Mat.28:16, Luk.10:1 24:28; before ἐάν, with subjc., 1Co.16:6.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | where (21), wherein (1), whither (1), whithersoever (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | where (16), place where (1), wherever (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ohu, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 2:9When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
- Matthew 18:20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
- Matthew 28:16Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.
Luke
- Luke 4:16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
- Luke 4:17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:
- Luke 10:1After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
- Luke 23:53And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
- Luke 24:28And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.
John
- John 11:41Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
Acts
- Acts 1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
- Acts 2:2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
- Acts 7:29Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
- Acts 12:12And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
- Acts 16:13And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
- Acts 20:8And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
- Acts 25:10Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
- Acts 28:14Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
Romans
- Romans 4:15Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.
- Romans 5:20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
- Romans 9:26And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 16:6And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.Perhaps I will stay with you awhile, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 3:17Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Colossians
- Colossians 3:1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 3:9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.
Revelation
- Revelation 17:15And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).