Lexicon
οὗ
ohu
G3757
G:ADV Greek

whither

25
Occurrences
9
Books
Greek
Language

ohu marks the place or setting in which an action, presence, or stated condition is located.

The attested use most often identifies the place in which people act, remain, gather, travel, or are found; a smaller conjunctional group sets out the setting in which a stated condition applies.

Senses in use

  1. Place where an action or presence is located · dominant

    With adverb morphology, the form identifies a location: in Acts 20:6 the APB renders the arrival at Troas and the place of a seven-day stay, and in Acts 20:8 it renders the upper room as the location of the gathering. It also marks the place of the child's presence in Matthew 2:9 and the mountain appointed for the disciples in Matthew 28:16.

  2. Setting in which a stated condition holds · common

    With conjunction morphology, the form introduces clauses describing the setting for an assertion: in Romans 4:15 the APB renders the absence of law alongside the absence of transgression, while Romans 5:20 sets sin's increase alongside grace's greater abundance. Matthew 18:20 similarly states the setting of two or three gathered in Jesus' name.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the locative relation with “where,” as in Acts 20:6 and Romans 4:15; Acts 28:14 instead uses “There.” These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.

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