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ποτέ

Indefinite adverb, at some time, ever

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ποτέ G4218
Pronunciation poté

What does ποτέ (poté) mean in the Bible?

ποτέ (poté) is a Greek word meaning "indefinite adverb, at some time, ever". ποτέ enclitic particle, __1.

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Meaning

indefinite adverb, at some time, ever
Extended definition

enclitic particle,

1once, formerly, sometime: of the past, Jhn.9:13 Rom.7:9 11:30, Gal.1:13, 23 2:6 (Lft., in l), Eph.2:2-3, 11 2:13 5:8, Col.1:21 3:7, 1Th.2:5, Tit.3:3, Phm 11, 1Pe.2:10 3:5 3:20; ἤδη ποτέ, now at length, Php.4:10; of the fut., Luk.22:32; εἴ πως ἤδη ποτέ, if sometime soon at length, Rom.1:10.
2ever: after a neg., Eph.5:29, 2Pe.1:10 1:21; in a question, τίς π., 1Co.9:7, Heb.1:5, 13.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Luke 22:32 · Rom 1:10 · Rom 7:9 · Rom 11:30 · Gal 1:13 · Gal 1:23 · Gal 2:6 · Eph 2:2 · Eph 2:3 · Eph 2:11 · Eph 2:13 · Eph 5:8 · Eph 5:29 · Phil 4:10 · Col 1:21 · Col 3:7 26×
John 9:13 · 1 Cor 9:7 · Phlm 1:11 3×
29 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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