adverb
pōpote
Greekπώποτε (pōpote)
Strong’sG4455
at any time, ever
stem pōpote-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
πώ-ποτε,
adv.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4455 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpo'-pot-e
at any time, i.e. (with negative particle) at no time
Fromfrom G4452 and G4218;
King Jamesat any time, + never (…to any man), + yet, never man.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
pōpote6×
Luke 19:30“ever”legarōtos; Hupagavōr eis tan katenanti kōman, en ha eisporeuerōtois heuriskavi pōlon dirēton, epi hon oudenos pōpote anthrōpoiu kathizata, kai luaratois auton agavar.saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
John 1:18“ever”theon oudenos horatē pōpote; monogenos theos tos arōtos eis ton kolpon tou patērou ekeinos exēgeta.No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
John 5:37“at any time”kai tos pemparatos min patēros ekeinos marturatē peri mu. oute fōnan autou pōpote akouavē oute eidem autou horavē,And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,
John 6:35“ever”Legata autoi tos Iēsus; Mis amō tos artos tau zōau; tos ercherōtos pros min ouk mē peinateia, kai tos pisteuarōtos eis min ouk mē dipsati pōpote.Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
John 8:33“never”apokrinila pros auton; Spermem Abraam anō kai oudeno douleuanē pōpote; pōs sis legasō hoti Eleutherois ginevi?“We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
1 John 4:12“ever”theon oudenos pōpote theasetē; ean agapaneiō allēloin, tos theos en ni menatō kai tas agapas autou en ni teleiirētas atō.No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.