ποθεν

See also: πόθεν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ποθέν (pothén) – used after paroxytones
κοθεν (kothen) – Ionic
κοθέν (kothén) – Ionic, used after paroxytones

Etymology

From *kʷos (“who”) + -θεν (-then, “locative suffix”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.tʰi/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /po.tʰi/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /po.θi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /po.θi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /po.θi/

Adverb

ποθεν • (pothen)

(enclitic)

from somewhere
- 472 BCE, Aeschylus, The Persians 354:
  ἦρξεν μέν, ὦ δέσποινα, τοῦ παντὸς κακοῦ φανεὶς ἀλάστωρ ἢ κακὸς δαίμων ποθέν
  êrxen mén, ô déspoina, toû pantòs kakoû phaneìs alástōr ḕ kakòs daímōn pothén
  My Queen, some destructive power or evil spirit, appearing from somewhere, caused the beginning of our utter rout.

Synonyms

ἁμόθεν (hamóthen)

Related terms

ποθι (pothi)
ποτε (pote)
ὅθεν (hóthen)
πόθεν (póthen)
τόθεν (tóthen)

References

ποθεν in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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