Greek word · G5602
ὧδε
hōde
here
ὧδε means 'here, in this place,' sometimes 'hither.' Doubled with 'or' it gives 'here… or here,' a picture of competing locations.
Appears 61 times in 59 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
ὧδε, adv.,
[in LXX for חֲלֹם ,פֹּה ,הִנֶּה, etc. ;]
1. prop., of manner, so (Hom., al.).
2. In poets (rarely) and late writers, of place,
(a) hither (BL, §25, 2): Matthew 8:29, Mark 11:3, Luke 9:41, John 6:25, al.; ἕως ὧδε, Luke 23:5;
(b) here: Matthew 12:6, Mark 9:1, Luke 9:33, John 6:9, al.; τὰ ὧδε, Colossians 4:9; opposite to ἐκεῖ, Hebrews 7:8; ὧδε . . . ἢ ὧδε (ἐκεῖ), Matthew 24:23, Mark 13:21; metaphorically, here (i.e. in this circumstance or connection), 1 Corinthians 4:2, Revelation 13:10, 18 14:12 17:9.
(AS)
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
In depth
From the study of Matthew 24:23
- Range of meaning
ὧδε means 'here, in this place,' sometimes 'hither.' Doubled with 'or' it gives 'here… or here,' a picture of competing locations.
- Against the English
Most English versions write 'here… there' (KJV, BSB, WEB, ESV, NASB, NIV). That is a fair idiomatic rendering, but it loses the repeated, jostling 'here! here!' of rival announcers. YLT keeps 'here… or here.'
- Used elsewhere in the period
The parallel in Mark 13:21 has 'look, here… look, there' (ὧδε… ἐκεῖ). Luke 17:21–23 uses the same pairing for claims that the kingdom or the Son of Man can be found in a particular spot.
From the study of Matthew 12:6
- Range of meaning
Here, in this place; sometimes 'in this case' or 'in this matter'.
- Against the English
All the major versions say "here". KJV's "in this place" brings out the place-sense well.
- Used elsewhere in the period
Common in the Gospels. It is the same closing word as in 12:41–42 ("something greater than Jonah/Solomon is here").
From the study of Matthew 14:17
- Range of meaning
"Here, to this place"; sometimes "in this situation".
- Against the English
Translations differ on where they put "here" ("we have here only" vs. "we have only ... here"). The meaning is the same.
- Used elsewhere in the period
Matthew uses ὧδε throughout and often makes a point with it (e.g. 12:6, 41-42: "something greater ... is here").
Where it appears
Matthew · 18
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Mark · 10
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Luke · 15
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John · 5
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Acts · 2
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1 Corinthians · 1
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Colossians · 1
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Hebrews · 2
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James · 1
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Revelation · 6
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