What does πώποτε (pṓpote) mean in the Bible?
πώποτε (pṓpote) is a Greek word meaning "ever".
Greek · G4455
πώποτε
Ever
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πώποτε G4455
Pronunciation pṓpote
What does πώποτε (pṓpote) mean in the Bible?
πώποτε (pṓpote) is a Greek word meaning "ever".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4455?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (3), vvv (2), {has} ever (1).
Where does πώποτε (pṓpote) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 19:30. Its strongest book concentrations include John (4), 1 John (1), Luke (1).
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 . . . 3× John 1:18, John 8:33, 1 John 4:12
vvv 2× John 5:37, John 6:35
{has} ever 1× Luke 19:30
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 19:30
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Luke 1 John 4 1 John 1
Source forms
πώποτε 6x pōpote Luke 19:30, John 1:18, John 5:37, John 6:35
Parsing patterns
Adverb 6x Luke 19:30, John 1:18, John 5:37, John 6:35
Evidence Summary
Greek word. ever
Strong's G4455
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 1 form 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
ever
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 19:30 Adverb
πώποτε pwpote
at any time, ever
Read verse John 1:18 Adverb
πώποτε· pwpote
at any time, ever
Read verse John 5:37 Adverb
πώποτε, pwpote
at any time, ever
Read verse John 6:35 Adverb
πώποτε. pwpote
at any time, ever
Read verse John 8:33 Adverb
πώποτε· pwpote
at any time, ever
Read verse 1 John 4:12 Adverb
πώποτε pwpote
at any time, ever
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 6
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Luke 19:30 · John 1:18 · John 5:37 · John 6:35 · John 8:33 · 1 John 4:12 6×
Word Origins
πώποτε is built from these roots:
‐πω G4452
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