Greek Word of the Week 008 πόθεν; ποῦ; ποῖ; whence? where? whither? (Patreon)

Greek WotW 008

πόθεν; ποῦ; ποῖ; whence? where? whither?

Χαῖρ’, ὦ φίλε, ποῖ καὶ πόθεν; Where’re ya off to, and where’re ya comin’ from? Πόθεν ἥκεις; Where have you arrived from? A more archaic English word for πόθεν is whence. Ποῖ εἶ; Whither will you go? Ποῦ is just used for something within a certain location. Ποῦ κατοικεῖς; Ἐν Ἀθήναις.

You may be on a commune this very moment. If someone you know greets you and asks, ποῖ καὶ πόθεν; how would you respond? Let me know below.

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