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Strong's G4218 ποτέ (pote)

Pote means “indefinite adverb” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4218 — mizra (“thing sown”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4218
Language Greek
Linked Usages 51
Books 27

Strong's G4218 Quick Answer

Strong's G4218 ποτέ (pote) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. pote (pot-eh') prt. 1. indefinite adverb, at some time, ever [from the base of G4225 and G5037] It has 51 linked Bible usages across 27 books. Visible English usage signals include time, any, ever, and some. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
pote (pot-eh') prt. 1. indefinite adverb, at some time, ever [from the base of G4225 and G5037]
Usage
51 linked usages
Books
27 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
time, any, ever, and some

Meaning and Definition

pote (pot-eh') prt. 1. indefinite adverb, at some time, ever [from the base of G4225 and G5037] KJV: afore-(any, some-)time(-s), at length (the last), (+ n- )ever, in the old time, in time past, once, when Root(s): G4225, G5037

Original Word
ποτέ
Transliteration
pote
Derivation
Root: τέ R1: 4225 R2: 5037
Morphology
particle

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4218. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

once/when

Usage: ποτέ enclitic particle, __1. once, formerly, sometime: of the past, Jhn.9:13 Rom.7:9 11:30, Gal.1:13, 23 2:6 (Lft., in l), Eph.2:2-3, 11 2:13 5:8, Col.1:21 3:7, 1Th.2:5, Tit.3:3, Phm 11, 1Pe.2:10 3:5 3:20; ἤδη ποτέ, now at length, Php.4:10; of the fut., Luk.22:32; εἴ πως ἤδη ποτέ, if sometime soon at length, Rom.1:10. __2. ever: after a neg., Eph.5:29, 2Pe.1:10 1:21; in a question, τίς π., 1Co.9:7, Heb.1:5, 13.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4218 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render pote, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's G4218 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 28 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4218 (ποτέ) appears 24 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4218 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4218 in the New Testament

28 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 22:32 KJV

But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

John 9:13 KJV

They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.

Romans 1:10 KJV

Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

Strong's G4218 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

8 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 1:46 Septuagint / Brenton

And ye dwelt in Kadesh many days, as many days as ye dwelt there.

Joshua 5:4 Septuagint / Brenton

And this is the way in which Joshua purified the children of Israel; as many as were born in the way, and as many as were uncircumcised of them that came out of Egypt,

Joshua 22:28 Septuagint / Brenton

And we said, If ever it should come to pass that they should speak so to us, or to our posterity hereafter; then shall they say, Behold the likeness of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for the sake of burnt offerings, nor for the sake of meat offerings, but it is a witness between you and us, and between our sons.

Strong's G4218 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

15 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 8:69 Septuagint / Brenton

The nation of Israel, the princes, the priests and the Levites, have not put away from them the strange people of the land, nor their pollutions from the Gentiles, to wit, the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and the Moabites, Egyptians, and Idumeans.

1 Maccabees 8:11 Septuagint / Brenton

It was told him besides, how they destroyed and brought under their dominion all other kingdoms and isles that at any time resisted them;

2 Maccabees 10:4 Septuagint / Brenton

When that was done, they fell flat down, and besought the Lord that they might come no more into such troubles; but if they sinned anymore against him, that he himself would chasten them with mercy, and that they might not be delivered unto the blasphemous and barbarous nations.

Usage Excerpts

First 51 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4218.

Deuteronomy 1:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye dwelt in Kadesh many days, as many days as ye dwelt there.
Joshua 5:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this is the way in which Joshua purified the children of Israel; as many as were born in the way, and as many as were uncircumcised of them that came out of Egypt,
Joshua 22:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And we said, If ever it should come to pass that they should speak so to us, or to our posterity hereafter; then shall they say, Behold the likeness of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for the sake of burnt offerings, nor for the sake of meat offerings, but it is a witness between you and us, and between our sons.
2 Kingdoms 11:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab, Let not the matter be grievous in thine eyes, for the sword devours one way at one time and another way at another: strengthen thine array against the city, and destroy it, and strengthen him.
Job 31:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the helpless missed not whatever need they had, And I did not cause the eye of the widow to fail.
Job 31:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If at any time the land groaned against me, And if its furrows mourned together;
Psalms 93:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Understand now, ye simple among the people; And ye fools, at length be wise.
Isaiah 41:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The artificer has become strong, and the coppersmith that smites with the hammer, and forges also: sometimes he will say, It is a piece well joined: they have fastened them with nails; they will fix them, and they shall not be moved.
Luke 22:32 New Testament, KJV
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
John 9:13 New Testament, KJV
They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
Romans 1:10 New Testament, KJV
Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
Romans 7:9 New Testament, KJV
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
Romans 11:30 New Testament, KJV
For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
1 Corinthians 9:7 New Testament, KJV
Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
Galatians 1:13 New Testament, KJV
For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
Galatians 1:23 New Testament, KJV
But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
Galatians 2:6 New Testament, KJV
But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
Ephesians 2:2 New Testament, KJV
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Ephesians 2:3 New Testament, KJV
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Ephesians 2:11 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
Ephesians 2:13 New Testament, KJV
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 5:8 New Testament, KJV
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Ephesians 5:29 New Testament, KJV
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Philippians 4:10 New Testament, KJV
But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
Colossians 1:21 New Testament, KJV
And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
Colossians 3:7 New Testament, KJV
In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
1 Thessalonians 2:5 New Testament, KJV
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
Titus 3:3 New Testament, KJV
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
Philemon 1:11 New Testament, KJV
Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
Hebrews 1:5 New Testament, KJV
For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
Hebrews 1:13 New Testament, KJV
But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
1 Peter 2:10 New Testament, KJV
Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
1 Peter 3:5 New Testament, KJV
For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
1 Peter 3:20 New Testament, KJV
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
2 Peter 1:10 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
2 Peter 1:21 New Testament, KJV
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
1 Esdras 8:69 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The nation of Israel, the princes, the priests and the Levites, have not put away from them the strange people of the land, nor their pollutions from the Gentiles, to wit, the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and the Moabites, Egyptians, and Idumeans.
1 Maccabees 8:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
It was told him besides, how they destroyed and brought under their dominion all other kingdoms and isles that at any time resisted them;
2 Maccabees 10:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When that was done, they fell flat down, and besought the Lord that they might come no more into such troubles; but if they sinned anymore against him, that he himself would chasten them with mercy, and that they might not be delivered unto the blasphemous and barbarous nations.
2 Maccabees 13:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Which things when Judas perceived, he commanded the multitude to call upon the Lord night and day, that if ever at any other time, he would now also help them, being at the point to be put from their law, from their country, and from the holy temple:
2 Maccabees 14:32 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when they swore that they could not tell where the man was whom he sought,
4 Maccabees 1:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Let us determine, then, What is reasoning? and what passion? and how many forms of the passions? and whether reasoning bears sway over all of these?
4 Maccabees 4:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For a certain man named Simon, who was in opposition to Onias, who once held the high priesthood for life, and was an honorable and good man, after that by slandering him in every way, he could not injure him with the people, went away as an exile, with the intention of betraying his country.
4 Maccabees 7:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Not so has ever a city, when besieged, held out against many and various machines, as did that holy man, when his pious soul was tried with the fiery trial of tortures and rackings, move his besiegers through the religious reasoning that shielded him.
Wisdom of Solomon 5:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
We fools accounted his life madness, And his end to be without honor:
Wisdom of Solomon 14:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For a father afflicted with untimely mourning, When he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, Now honored him as a god, which was then a dead man, And delivered to those that were under him ceremonies and sacrifices.
Wisdom of Solomon 16:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For sometime the flame was mitigated, That it might not burn up the beasts that were sent against the ungodly; But themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted with the judgment of God.
Wisdom of Solomon 16:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And at another time it burneth even in the midst of water above the power of fire, That it might destroy the fruits of an unjust land.
Wisdom of Solomon 17:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Were partly vexed with monstrous apparitions, And partly fainted, their heart failing them: For a sudden fear, and not looked for, came upon them.
Daniel 1:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And at the end of the ten days their countenances appeared fairer and stouter in flesh than the children that fed at the king’s table.
Book 151 1:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4218, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 3 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Galatians 3 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 6 usages, New Testament
Philippians 1 usage, New Testament
Colossians 2 usages, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
Titus 1 usage, New Testament
Philemon 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 2 usages, New Testament
1 Peter 3 usages, New Testament
2 Peter 2 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4218 FAQ

What does pote (ποτέ) mean?

Pote (Strong's G4218) is a Greek word most simply glossed "indefinite adverb". pote (pot-eh') prt. 1. indefinite adverb, at some time, ever [from the base of G4225 and G5037]

How many times is pote (ποτέ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 51 linked usages for Strong's G4218 across 27 books.

Where can I study pote (ποτέ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4218 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate pote (ποτέ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as time, any, ever, and some. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4218 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 8 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 15 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4218, with linked reader references where each row is available.