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πάντοθεν

pántothen

G3840 adverb

SILEX Entry

Definition

Adverb indicating an action or condition occurring or present in all directions or from every side; 'from all sides,' 'on every side.' In context, it can express comprehensive encirclement (literal or figurative), totality of sources, or pervasive circumstances.

Semantic Range

from all sides, on every side, from every direction, from all quarters, comprehensively encircled, universally present

Root / Etymology

πάντοθεν is formed from πᾶν ('all, every') and the suffix -θεν (denoting 'from place, from direction'), thus 'from all sides.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

First attested in Hellenistic and Koine Greek; appears rarely in extant literature. In the Septuagint and New Testament, typically used to emphasize encompassing threat, protection, or situation—often with spatial connotation but can also extend to metaphorical senses (e.g., pressure 'from all sides'). In earlier Greek, πᾶσανθεν is a related form but is less common; πάντοθεν becomes established in later Koine usage. English renderings ('on every side,' 'from all directions') sometimes fail to capture the full intensity of totality implied.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

adverb (of source) from πᾶς; from (i.e. on) all sides:--on every side, round about.

Root Family

πάντοθεν (pantothen) — all, every; from all sides; in every direction

Root παντ- all, every

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G3840-01 πάντοθεν pantothen ADV from every quarter from all sides from all sides 3

Occurrences in Scripture

3 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G3840-01 Mark 1:45 πάντοθεν pantothen ADV from every quarter from all sides from every quarter
G3840-01 Luke 19:43 πάντοθεν pantothen ADV on every side from all sides from all sides
G3840-01 Hebrews 9:4 πάντοθεν pantothen ADV on all sides from all sides on all sides
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