που

See also πού

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• κου (Ionic)
• ποι (Aeolic)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷos

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /po͜o/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /puː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /pu/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /pu/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /pu/

Adverb

που (pou)

1. (enclitic) anywhere, somewhere
2. possibly, perhaps
3. about, approximately

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)

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Greek

Conjunction

που (pou)

1. that

   χαίρομαι που σε βλέπω ξανά.

   I am glad that I saw you.

Pronoun

που  (pou)  invariable  (relative pronoun)

1. that, who, which

   ο άνθρωπος που είδα στο δρόμο ήταν ένας παλιός μου φίλος.

   The man who I saw on the road was an old friend.

2. where

   το μέρος που μεγάλωσα

   the place where I grew up

See also

• (interrogative): ποιος (“who”)
• (interrogative): πού (“where”)