What does πότε (póte) mean in the Bible?
πότε (póte) is a Greek word meaning "interrogative adverb, at what time".
Greek · G4219
πότε
Interrogative adverb, at what time
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πότε G4219
Pronunciation póte
What does πότε (póte) mean in the Bible?
πότε (póte) is a Greek word meaning "interrogative adverb, at what time".
Full entry for πότε (G4219) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4219?
The BSB source-word alignment has 42 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (20), when (8), vvv (4), when {will} (3), - (2).
Where does πότε (póte) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (14), Luke (11), Mark (7), 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 . . . 20× Matthew 5:25, Matthew 13:15, Matthew 17:17, Matthew 27:64
when 8× Matthew 25:37, Matthew 25:38, Matthew 25:39, Matthew 25:44
vvv 4× Matthew 4:6, Luke 21:34, Acts 5:39, Hebrews 2:1
when {will} 3× Matthew 24:3, Mark 13:4, Luke 21:7
- 2× Luke 12:36, John 7:26
[that] 1× Hebrews 3:12
How long 1× Revelation 6:10
if 1× Matthew 13:29
If you do 1× Matthew 7:6
or 1× Matthew 15:32
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:6 ποτε to vvv Conjunction Matthew 5:25 ποτέ to . . . Conjunction Matthew 7:6 ποτε to If you do Conjunction Matthew 13:15 ποτε to . . . Conjunction Matthew 13:29 ποτε to if Conjunction Matthew 15:32 ποτε to or Conjunction Matthew 17:17 πότε to . . . Conjunction Matthew 17:17 πότε to . . . Conjunction Matthew 24:3 πότε to when {will} Conjunction Matthew 25:37 πότε to when Conjunction
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:6
Aligned rows 42
Books represented 8
Matthew 14 Mark 7 Luke 11 John 3 Acts 2 2 Timothy 1 Hebrews 3 Revelation 1
Source forms
ποτε 22x pote Matthew 4:6, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 13:15, Matthew 13:29
πότε 19x pote Matthew 17:17, Matthew 24:3, Matthew 25:37, Matthew 25:38
ποτέ 1x pote Matthew 5:25
Parsing patterns
Conjunction 42x Matthew 4:6, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 13:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. interrogative adverb, at what time
Strong's G4219
Lexical occurrences 19 verses Greek text appearances 19 times 16 shown below Word forms 1 form 19 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
interrogative adverb, at what time
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 19 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 17:17 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Matthew 17:17 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Matthew 24:3 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Matthew 25:37 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Matthew 25:38 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Matthew 25:39 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Matthew 25:44 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Mark 9:19 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Mark 9:19 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Mark 13:4 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Mark 13:33 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Mark 13:35 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Luke 9:41 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Luke 12:36 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Luke 17:20 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
Read verse Luke 21:7 Participle
πότε pote
when, at what time
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 19
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 17:17 · Matt 24:3 · Matt 25:37 · Matt 25:38 · Matt 25:39 · Matt 25:44 · Mark 9:19 · Mark 13:4 · Mark 13:33 · Mark 13:35 · Luke 9:41 · Luke 12:36 · Luke 17:20 · Luke 21:7 · John 6:25 · John 10:24 19×
Word Origins
πότε is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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