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Lexicon :: Strong's G4218 - pote

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ποτέ
Transliteration
pote (Key)
Pronunciation
pot-eh'
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Part of Speech
particle
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of πού (G4225) and τέ (G5037)
mGNT
29x in 3 unique form(s) TR
29x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
10x in 3 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ποτέ poté, pot-eh'; from the base of G4225 and G5037; indefinite adverb, at some time, ever:—afore-(any, some-)time(-s), at length (the last), (+ n- )ever, in the old time, in time past, once, when.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's G4218 in the following manner: in time past (5x), at any time (3x), in times past (3x), sometimes (3x), sometime (3x), once (2x), not translated (1x), miscellaneous (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's G4218 in the following manner: in time past (5x), at any time (3x), in times past (3x), sometimes (3x), sometime (3x), once (2x), not translated (1x), miscellaneous (9x).

  1. once i.e. formerly, aforetime, at some time

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ποτέ poté, pot-eh'; from the base of G4225 and G5037; indefinite adverb, at some time, ever:—afore-(any, some-)time(-s), at length (the last), (+ n- )ever, in the old time, in time past, once, when.
STRONGS G4218:
ποτέ, an enclitic particle, from Homer down;
1. once, i. e. at some time or other, formerly, aforetime;
a. of the Past: John 9:13; Romans 7:9; Romans 11:30; Galatians 1:13, 23 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 15, 7); Ephesians 2:2f, 11, 13; Ephesians 5:8; Colossians 1:21; Colossians 3:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; Titus 3:3; Philemon 1:11; 1 Peter 2:10; 1 Peter 3:5, 20; ἤδη πότε, now at length, Philippians 4:10.
b. of the future: Luke 22:32; ἤδη πότε, now at length, Romans 1:10.
2. ever: after a negative, οὐδείς πότε, Ephesians 5:29 (Buttmann, 202 (175).); οὐ... πότε, 2 Peter 1:21; μή πότε (see μήποτε); after οὐ μή with the aorist subjunctive 2 Peter 1:10; in a question, τίς πότε, 1 Corinthians 9:7; Hebrews 1:5, 13; ὁποῖοί πότε, whatsoever, Galatians 2:6 (but some would render πότε here formerly, once; cf. Lightfoot ad loc.).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
22:32
John
9:13
Romans
1:10; 7:9; 11:30
1 Corinthians
9:7
Galatians
1:13; 1:23; 2:6
Ephesians
2:2; 2:11; 2:13; 5:8; 5:29
Philippians
4:10
Colossians
1:21; 3:7
1 Thessalonians
2:5
Titus
3:3
Philemon
1:11
Hebrews
1:5; 1:13
1 Peter
2:10; 3:5; 3:20
2 Peter
1:10; 1:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4218 matches the Greek ποτέ (pote),
which occurs 29 times in 28 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:32 - But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:13 - They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:10 - in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:9 - Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:30 - Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:7 - Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:13 - For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:23 - They only heard the report: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:6 - As for those who were held in high esteem—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—they added nothing to my message.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:2 - in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:3 - All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[fn] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:11 - Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)—

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:13 - But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:8 - For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:29 - After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church—

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:10 - I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:21 - Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of[fn] your evil behavior.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:7 - You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:5 - You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed—God is our witness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:3 - At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:11 - Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:5 - For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father”[fn]? Or again, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son”[fn]?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:13 - To which of the angels did God ever say, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”[fn]?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:10 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:5 - For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:20 - to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:10 - Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[fn] make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:21 - For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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