John 4:11:14John.4.11.W14TAB
πόθεν
pothen
“from where”
- Transliteration
- PO-then
- Extended
- POH-then
- IPA
- /ˈpo.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- from where
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PO-then
- sentence
LE-gei au-TOI hê gy-NEE KY-ree-e OU-te AN-tlê-ma E-kheis KAI to PHRE-ar es-TIN ba-THY PO-then OUN E-kheis to HY-dôr to DZÔN
Exegesis
The interrogative adverb pothen {πόθεν | pó-then} “from where” begins a rhetorical question, strengthened by the inferential particle oun {οὖν | oûn} “then/therefore,” forming pothen oun echeis {πόθεν οὖν ἔχεις | pó-then oûn é-kheis}, which challenges the implied claim Jesus has just made.
In context — John 4:11
The woman said to Him , “Sir, You have no bucket , and the well is deep. From where then do You have the living water?”
About this coordinate
John 4:11:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 4:11, so the Greek word πόθεν (pothen) 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.4.11.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.11.W14.S1) and character.