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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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".
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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 It Once 5× Romans 7:9, Ephesians 2:13, Ephesians 5:8, Colossians 1:21
vvv 5× Ephesians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:5, Hebrews 1:5, Hebrews 1:13
formerly 4× Romans 11:30, Galatians 1:23, Ephesians 2:11, Philemon 1:11
. . . 2× Galatians 2:6, 2 Peter 1:10
at last 2× Romans 1:10, Philippians 4:10
at one time 2× Ephesians 2:3, Titus 3:3
- 1× 1 Corinthians 9:7
{he} once 1× Galatians 1:23
{was} ever 1× 2 Peter 1:21
ever 1× Ephesians 5:29
former 1× Galatians 1:13
had been 1× John 9:13
long ago 1× 1 Peter 3:20
of the past 1× 1 Peter 3:5
used to 1× Colossians 3:7
when 1× Luke 22:32
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 22:32 ποτε to when Particle John 9:13 ποτε to had been Particle Romans 1:10 ποτὲ to at last Adverb Romans 7:9 ποτέ to Once Particle Romans 11:30 ποτε to formerly Particle 1 Corinthians 9:7 ποτέ to - Particle Galatians 1:13 ποτε to former Particle Galatians 1:23 ποτε to formerly Particle Galatians 1:23 ποτε to {he} once Particle Galatians 2:6 ποτε to . . . Particle
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 22:32
Aligned rows 30
Books represented 14
Luke 1 John 1 Romans 3 1 Corinthians 1 Galatians 4 Ephesians 6 Philippians 1 Colossians 2 1 Thessalonians 1 Titus 1 Philemon 1 Hebrews 3 1 Peter 3 2 Peter 2
Source forms
ποτε 23x pote Luke 22:32, John 9:13, Romans 11:30, Galatians 1:13
ποτέ 4x pote Romans 7:9, 1 Corinthians 9:7, Philemon 1:11, 2 Peter 1:21
ποτὲ 3x pote Romans 1:10, Ephesians 2:11, Philippians 4:10
Parsing patterns
Particle 26x Luke 22:32, John 9:13, Romans 7:9, Romans 11:30
Adverb 4x Romans 1:10, Ephesians 2:11, Philippians 4:10, Hebrews 9:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. indefinite adverb, at some time, ever
Strong's G4218
Lexical occurrences 29 verses Greek text appearances 33 times 16 shown below Word forms 2 forms 29 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
indefinite adverb, at some time, ever
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 22:32 Participle
ποτε pote
at one time or other
Read verse John 9:13 Participle
ποτε pote
at one time or other
Read verse Romans 1:10 Participle
ποτὲ pote
at one time or other
Read verse Romans 7:9 Participle
ποτέ· pote
at one time or other
Read verse Romans 11:30 Participle
ποτὲ pote
at one time or other
Read verse 1 Corinthians 9:7 Participle
ποτέ; pote
at one time or other
Read verse Galatians 1:13 Participle
ποτε pote
at one time or other
Read verse Galatians 1:23 Participle
ποτέ, pote
at one time or other
Read verse Galatians 1:23 Participle
ποτε pote
at one time or other
Read verse Galatians 2:6 Participle
ποτε pote
at one time or other
Read verse Ephesians 2:2 Participle
ποτὲ pote
at one time or other
Read verse Ephesians 2:3 Participle
ποτε pote
at one time or other
Read verse Ephesians 2:11 Participle
ποτὲ pote
at one time or other
Read verse Ephesians 2:13 Participle
ποτὲ pote
at one time or other
Read verse Ephesians 5:8 Participle
ποτε pote
at one time or other
Read verse Ephesians 5:29 Participle
ποτε pote
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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 29
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 3:7 26×
John 9:13 · 1 Cor 9:7 · Phlm 1:11 3×
Word Origins
ποτέ is built from these roots:
πού G4225
+ τέ G5037
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain