Lexicon
ὅθεν
hothen
G3606
G:CONJ Greek

whence

15
Occurrences
5
Books
Greek
Language

Hothen marks a connection of source or result, pointing back to where something came from or what follows from it.

As a function word, it links a clause either to a source or place of departure, as in travel and return statements, or to a preceding basis from which a conclusion follows.

Senses in use

  1. Marks source or resulting connection · dominant

    The supplied morphology identifies both conjunction and adverb uses. In Acts 14:26 and Acts 28:13, the APB renders movement "From there"; in Luke 11:24 and Matthew 12:44, a returning spirit refers to the house "from which" it went out. In Acts 26:19, Hebrews 3:1, and Hebrews 9:18, the APB renders the following statement as "Therefore," showing a connection to what precedes.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies between source-oriented wording such as "From there" and "from which," and result-oriented wording such as "therefore," "Hence," "Consequently," and "So." These renderings show the clauses' connections rather than a fixed English equivalent.

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Across Scripture