Luke 20:7:5Luke.20.7.W5TAB
πόθεν
pothen
“from where”
- Transliteration
- PO-then
- Extended
- POH-thehn
- 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
KAI a-pe-KRI-thê-san MÊ ei-DE-nai PO-then
Exegesis
The interrogative adverb pothen {πόθεν | PÓ-then} supplies the unknown element within the clause, referring to the origin of the authority under discussion in the broader context. Because English typically prefers finite clauses for reported speech, the infinitive construction is rendered as “that they did not know where it came from,” preserving both the denial of knowledge and the question of origin while smoothing the Greek infinitive structure into natural English syntax.
In context — Luke 20:7
And they answered that they did not know whence it was.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 20:7, 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 Luke.20.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.7.W5.S1) and character.