Lexical Definition
ὁπότε hopóte (hop-ot'-eh) when(-ever) G:CONJ
from ὅς and ποτέ
when.
- what(-ever) then, i.e. (of time) as soon as
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| οπότε | when | LXX.Job.26.14 |
| οπόταν | when | LXX.Job.29.22 |
Abbott-Smith
ὁπότε,
when: Lk 6:3, Rec. (WH, R, ὅτε).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 6:3 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὁπότε,
Epic dialect ὁππότε, both in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect ὁκότε; Cyrenaic ὁπόκᾰ [Refs]; in Doric dialect Poets ὁππόκᾰ [Refs 3rd c.BC+] adverb of Time, correlated to πότε, used much like{ὅτε}, except that the sense is less definite [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I Relat., with the indicative, mostly with reference to the past, when, [ὁπότε returns, as ὁπότε περιῆν">Refs 8th c.BC+] when she was alive, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: with the present in a simile, ὡς δ᾽ ὁπότε.. ποταμὸς πεδίονδε κάτεισι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with subjunctive, like{ὁπόταν}, with reference to an indefinite number of occasions in the present or to the future, ὁππότ᾽ Ἀχαιοὶ Τρώων ἐκπέρσωσ᾽ εὖ ναιόμενον πτολίεθρον [ὁπότε νέφεα Ζέφυρος στυφελίξῃ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.305, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.335 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; but ὁπότ᾽ ἄν, Epic dialect ὁπότε or ὁππότε κεν, is more common with subjunctive, and in Attic dialect Prose ἄν must be used, see at {ὁπόταν}: Cyrenaic ὁπόκα κα δήληται [Refs]
__I.2 with optative:
__I.2.a to express an event that occurred often, ὁπότε Κρήτηθεν ἵκοιτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__I.2.b after a verb of waiting, of a time future relatively to the past, ἷζε.. δέγμενος ὁππότε ναῦφιν ἀφορμηθεῖεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__I.2.c in indirect speech, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in implied indirect speech, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀποδοτέον.. ὁ. μανεὶς ἀπαιτοῖ we were not [as you remember] to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2.d where the principal clause has an optative, μηδ᾽ ἀντιάσειας ἐκείνῳ ὁππότε νοστήσειε [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II in indirect questions, with indicative, ἦ ῥά τι ἴδμεν.. ὁππότε Τηλέμαχος νεῖτα; when he is to return, [Refs 8th c.BC+]by what time, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__III ὁποτεοῦν at any time whatever, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B in causal sense, because, since, with indicative, [ὁπότε γε 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1699 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.3.7. ">Refs 6th c.BC+]