What does ποτέ (poté) mean in the Bible?
ποτέ (poté) is a Greek word meaning "indefinite adverb, at some time, ever".
Greek · G4218
ποτέ
Indefinite adverb, at some time, ever
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ποτέG4218
Pronunciationpoté
What does ποτέ (poté) mean in the Bible?
ποτέ (poté) is a Greek word meaning "indefinite adverb, at some time, ever".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4218?
The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Once (5), vvv (5), formerly (4), . . . (2), at last (2).
Where does ποτέ (poté) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 22:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (6), Galatians (4), 1 Peter (3), Hebrews (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItOnce5×Romans 7:9, Ephesians 2:13, Ephesians 5:8, Colossians 1:21
vvv5×Ephesians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:5, Hebrews 1:5, Hebrews 1:13
formerly4×Romans 11:30, Galatians 1:23, Ephesians 2:11, Philemon 1:11
. . .2×Galatians 2:6, 2 Peter 1:10
at last2×Romans 1:10, Philippians 4:10
at one time2×Ephesians 2:3, Titus 3:3
-1×1 Corinthians 9:7
{he} once1×Galatians 1:23
{was} ever1×2 Peter 1:21
ever1×Ephesians 5:29
former1×Galatians 1:13
had been1×John 9:13
long ago1×1 Peter 3:20
of the past1×1 Peter 3:5
used to1×Colossians 3:7
when1×Luke 22:32
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 22:32ποτεtowhenParticleJohn 9:13ποτεtohad beenParticleRomans 1:10ποτὲtoat lastAdverbRomans 7:9ποτέtoOnceParticleRomans 11:30ποτεtoformerlyParticle1 Corinthians 9:7ποτέto-ParticleGalatians 1:13ποτεtoformerParticleGalatians 1:23ποτεtoformerlyParticleGalatians 1:23ποτεto{he} onceParticleGalatians 2:6ποτεto. . .Particle
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 22:32
Aligned rows30
Books represented14
Luke1John1Romans31 Corinthians1Galatians4Ephesians6Philippians1Colossians21 Thessalonians1Titus1Philemon1Hebrews31 Peter32 Peter2
Source forms
ποτε23xpoteLuke 22:32, John 9:13, Romans 11:30, Galatians 1:13
ποτέ4xpoteRomans 7:9, 1 Corinthians 9:7, Philemon 1:11, 2 Peter 1:21
ποτὲ3xpoteRomans 1:10, Ephesians 2:11, Philippians 4:10
Parsing patterns
Particle26xLuke 22:32, John 9:13, Romans 7:9, Romans 11:30
Adverb4xRomans 1:10, Ephesians 2:11, Philippians 4:10, Hebrews 9:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. indefinite adverb, at some time, ever
Strong'sG4218
Lexical occurrences29 versesGreek text appearances33 times16 shown belowWord forms2 forms29 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
indefinite adverb, at some time, ever
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 33 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 22:32Participle
ποτεpote
at one time or other
Read verseJohn 9:13Participle
ποτεpote
at one time or other
Read verseRomans 1:10Participle
ποτὲpote
at one time or other
Read verseRomans 7:9Participle
ποτέ·pote
at one time or other
Read verseRomans 11:30Participle
ποτὲpote
at one time or other
Read verse1 Corinthians 9:7Participle
ποτέ;pote
at one time or other
Read verseGalatians 1:13Participle
ποτεpote
at one time or other
Read verseGalatians 1:23Participle
ποτέ,pote
at one time or other
Read verseGalatians 1:23Participle
ποτεpote
at one time or other
Read verseGalatians 2:6Participle
ποτεpote
at one time or other
Read verseEphesians 2:2Participle
ποτὲpote
at one time or other
Read verseEphesians 2:3Participle
ποτεpote
at one time or other
Read verseEphesians 2:11Participle
ποτὲpote
at one time or other
Read verseEphesians 2:13Participle
ποτὲpote
at one time or other
Read verseEphesians 5:8Participle
ποτεpote
at one time or other
Read verseEphesians 5:29Participle
ποτεpote
at one time or other
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms29
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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 3:726×
John 9:13 · 1 Cor 9:7 · Phlm 1:113×
Word Origins
ποτέ is built from these roots:
πούG4225
+τέG5037