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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 Box Luk 22:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:32 - but I have prayed [especially] for you [Peter], that your faith [and confidence in Me] may not fail; and you, once you have turned back again [to Me], strengthen and support your brothers [in the faith].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:13 -

Then they brought the man who was formerly blind to the Pharisees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:10 - in my prayers; always pleading that somehow, by God’s will, I may now at last come to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:9 - I was once alive without [knowledge of] the Law; but when the commandment came [and I understood its meaning], sin became alive and I died [since the Law sentenced me to death].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:30 - Just as you once were disobedient and failed to listen to God, but have now obtained mercy because of their disobedience,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:7 - [Consider this:] Who at any time serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not use the milk of the flock?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:13 -

You have heard of my career and former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to hunt down and persecute the church of God extensively and [with fanatical zeal] tried [my best] to destroy it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:23 - they only kept hearing, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the [good news of the] faith which he once was trying to destroy.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:6 - But from those who were of high reputation (whatever they were—in terms of individual importance—makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality—He is not impressed with the positions that people hold nor does He recognize distinctions such as fame or power)—well, those who were of reputation contributed nothing to me [that is, they had nothing to add to my gospel message nor did they impose any new requirements on me].

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:2 - in which you once walked. You were following the ways of this world [influenced by this present age], in accordance with the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient [the unbelieving, who fight against the purposes of God].

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:3 - Among these [unbelievers] we all once lived in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by the sinful self], indulging the desires of [fn]human nature [without the Holy Spirit] and [the impulses] of the [sinful] mind. We were, by nature, children [under the sentence] of [God’s] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind].

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:11 -

Therefore, remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, who are called “Uncircumcision” by those who called themselves “Circumcision,” [itself a mere mark] which is made in the flesh by human hands—

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:13 - But now [at this very moment] in Christ Jesus you who once were [so very] far away [from God] have been brought near [fn]by the blood of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:8 - For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [live as those who are native-born to the Light]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:29 - For no one ever hated his own body, but [instead] he nourishes and protects and cherishes it, 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 now at last you have renewed your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned about me before, but you had no opportunity to show it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:21 -

And although you were at one time estranged and alienated and hostile-minded [toward Him], participating in evil things,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:7 - and in these [sinful things] you also once walked, when you were habitually living in them [without the knowledge of Christ].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:5 - For as you well know, we never came with words of flattery nor with a pretext for greed—God is our witness—

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:3 - For we too once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various sinful desires and pleasures, spending and wasting our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:11 - Once he was useless to you, but now he is indeed [fn]useful to you as well as to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:5 -

For to which of the angels did the Father ever say,

“YOU ARE MY SON,

TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN (fathered) YOU [established You as a Son, with kingly dignity]”?

And again [did He ever say to the angels],

“I SHALL BE A FATHER TO HIM

AND HE SHALL BE A SON TO ME”?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:13 -

But to which of the angels has the Father ever said,

“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND [together with me in royal dignity],

UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES

A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET [in triumphant conquest]”?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:10 - Once you were NOT A PEOPLE [at all], but now you are GOD’S PEOPLE; 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 in this way in former times the holy women, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands and adapting themselves to them;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:20 - who once were disobedient, when the great patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons [Noah’s family], were brought safely through the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:10 - Therefore, believers, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you [be sure that your behavior reflects and confirms your relationship with God]; for by [fn]doing these things [actively developing these virtues], you will never stumble [in your spiritual growth and will live a life that leads others away from sin];

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:21 - for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
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