ποτέ (poté) — Afore-time

Greek word study: ποτέ (poté), Strong's G4218. indefinite adverb, at some time, ever

GreekStrong's G4218
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ποτέ (poté)

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indefinite adverb, at some time, ever

Word study
Derivation: from the base of G4225 (πού) and G5037 (τέ);

KJV translation words: afore-(any, some-)time(-s), at length (the last), (+ n- )ever, in the old time, in time past, once, when

Where this word appears

Strong's G4218 is tagged on 29 words in 28 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Luke 22:32 and last appears in 2 Peter 1:21.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

once ×11at any time ×5formerly ×4at last ×2ever ×2at one time ×1former ×1once was ×1once were ×1when ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

ποτε ×22ποτὲ ×3ποτέ ×3ποτέ; ×1

Books where it appears most

Ephesians ×6Galatians ×4Romans ×31 Peter ×3Colossians ×2Hebrews ×22 Peter ×2Luke ×1

Verses (first 25 of 28)

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: G4225 πού (poú), G5037 τέ (té).

Entries whose derivation names this word: G1221 δήποτε (dḗpote), G3368 μηδέποτε (mēdépote), G3379 μήποτε (mḗpote), G3698 ὁπότε (hopóte), G3763 οὐδέποτε (oudépote), G4455 πώποτε (pṓpote).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does poté (G4218) mean?

Indefinite adverb, at some time, ever.

How is G4218 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates G4218 as: afore-(any, some-)time(-s), at length (the last), (+ n- )ever, in the old time, in time past, once, when.

How often does ποτέ (poté) appear?

Strong's G4218 is tagged on 29 words in 28 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Luke 22:32 and last appears in 2 Peter 1:21.