adverb

pote

Greekποτέ (pote)

Strong’sG4218

at one time or other

stem pote-29 times in the New Testamentin 14 of 27 books

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What it means

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Words built on the same stem

Where it appears

29 occurrences, every one of them listed

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Luke 22:32“when”mis de dima peri su hina mē ekleipateia tas pistias su; kai sis pote epistrefaratos stērizasar toin adelfoin su.But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

Romans 1:10“at last”pantote epi taiu proseuchaiu mu, derōtos ei pōs ēdē pote euodimi en te thelēme tou theou erchara pros vin.in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.

Romans 7:9“once”mis de zōame chōris nomou pote; ercharatau de tau entolau tas hamartas anazata,Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

Romans 11:30“once”hōsper gar vis pote apeithava to theo, nun de elēiva ta houtoiu apeitheia,Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,

Galatians 1:13“former”Akouava gar tan ēman anastrofan pote en to Ioudaismo, hoti kata huperbolan diōkame tan ekklēsan tou theou kai porthame autan,For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

Galatians 1:23“formerly”monem de akouarōtois ale hoti Tos diōkarōtos nin pote nun euangelizetō tan pistian han pote porthate,They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

Galatians 1:23“once”monem de akouarōtois ale hoti Tos diōkarōtos nin pote nun euangelizetō tan pistian han pote porthate,They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

Galatians 2:6“once”apo de toiu dokarōtoiu arō tinem hopoiois pote ale oudenem mi diaferatō; prosōpem theos anthrōpou ouk lambatō mi gar tois dokarōtois oudenem prosanatithela,But as for the highly esteemed— whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism— those leaders added nothing to me.

Ephesians 2:2“once”en hai pote peripatava kata ton aiōnon tou kosmou houtou, kata ton archōnon tau exousiau tou aērou, teu pneumeu teu nun energarōteu en toi huioi tau apeitheiau;in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.

Ephesians 2:3“once”en hoi kai nis pantois anastrefina pote en tai epithumiai tau sarxau nu, poiarōtois teim thelēmeim tau sarxau kai taiu dianoiaiu, kai ene tekneim fusia orgau hōs kai tois loipois;All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

Ephesians 2:11“at one time”Dio mnēmoneuavōr hoti pote vis teim ethneim en sarxa, tois legirōtois akrobustias hupo tau legirōtau peritomau en sarxa cheiropoiētau,Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands) —

Ephesians 2:13“once”nuni de en Christo Iēso vis hois pote arōtois makran giniva engus en te haime tou Christou.But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 5:8“once”ave gar pote skotem, nun de fōtem en kurio; hōs tekneim fōteu peripatavōr,For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

Ephesians 5:29“ever”oudenos gar pote tan heautou sarxan misata, alla ektrefatō kai thalpatō autan, kathōs kai tos Christos tan ekklēsan,Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

Philippians 4:10“at last”Chairima de en kurio megalōs hoti ēdē pote anathallava tem huper mu fronarō, epi he kai fronave akaireve de.Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.

Colossians 1:21“once”kai vin pote arōtoin apallotriirētoin kai echthroin ta dianoia en tei ergei tei ponēreiOnce you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

Colossians 3:7“once”en hei kai vis peripatava pote hote zōave en houtei;When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways.

1 Thessalonians 2:5“at any time”oute gar pote en logo kolakeiau ginina, kathōs oidavē, oute en profasia pleonexiau, theos marturos,As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

Titus 3:3“once”ane gar pote kai nis anoētois, apeithois, planirōtois, douleuarōtois epithumiai kai hēdonai poikilai, en kakia kai fthono diagarōtois, stugētois, misarōtois allēloin.For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures — living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

Hebrews 1:5“ever”Tino gar legata pote toiu angeloiu; Huios mu asō sis, mis sēmeron gennamē sin, kai palin; Mis emi auto eis patēron, kai autos eti mi eis huion?For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?

Hebrews 1:13“ever”pros tinon de toiu angeloiu legatē pote; Kathesōr ek dexeiu mu heōs an tithameia toin echthroin su hupopodiem toiu podoiu su?Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

1 Peter 2:10“once”hois pote ouk laos nun de laos theou, tois ouk elēirētois nun de elēiratois.Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

1 Peter 3:5“in former times”houtōs gar pote kai tais hagiais gunaikais tais elpizarōtais eis theon kosmale heautain, hupotassirōtais toi idioi anēroi,For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,

1 Peter 3:20“once”apeitharatoi pote hote apekdechete tas tou theou makrothumias en hēmerai Nōe kataskeuazirōtau kibōtau eis han oligois, houtem atō oktō psuchais, diasōzila dia hudōreu.who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.

2 Peter 1:10“once”dio mallon, adelfoir, spoudazavar bebaian vu tan klēsian kai eklogan poierō; houteim gar poiarōtois ouk mē ptaiaveia pote;Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,

2 Peter 1:21“ever”ouk gar thelēme anthrōpou ferita profēteias pote, alla hupo pneumeu hagieu ferirōtois lalala apo theou anthrōpois.For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

John 9:13“formerly”Agalō auton pros toin Farisaioin ton pote tuflon.They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.

1 Corinthians 9:7“ever”tinos strateuetō idiei opsōniei pote? tinos futeuatō ampelōnon kai ton karpon autou ouk esthiatō? tinos poimainatō poimnan kai ek teu galeu tau poimnau ouk esthiatō?Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

Philemon 1:11“formerly”ton pote si achrēston nuni de si kai mi euchrēston,Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.