John 20:13:18John.20.13.W18TAB
ποῦ
pou
“where”
- Transliteration
- POU
- Extended
- POU
- IPA
- /ˈpuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- where
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
POU
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ouk OI-DA POU E-THÊ-KAN au-TON
- sentence
LE-YEI au-TOIS HO-TI Ê-RAN TON KY-RI-ON mou KAI ouk OI-DA POU E-THÊ-KAN au-TON
Exegesis
The sequence ton kyrion mou {τὸν κύριόν μου | tón ký-ri-on mou} and pou ethekan auton {ποῦ ἔθηκαν αὐτόν | poû é-the-kan au-tón} preserves the personal emphasis on Mary’s loss and uncertainty, concluding the question-and-answer exchange with narrative immediacy.
Root and etymology
legōlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 20:13
And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She replied, “Because they took away my Lord , and I do not know where they have laid Him.”
About this coordinate
John 20:13:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 20:13, so the Greek word ποῦ (pou) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.20.13.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.13.W18.S1) and character.