Lexical Definition
πότε póte (pot'-eh) when? G:PRT-I
from the base of ποῦ and τέ
+ how long, when.
- interrogative adverb, at what time
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πότε | And when | LXX.Prov.6.9 |
| for how long | LXX.2Sam.2.26 • LXX.Neh.2.6 • LXX.Ps.76.7 • LXX.Dan.8.13 | |
| how long | LXX.1Kgs.18.21 • LXX.Ps.13.1 • LXX.Ps.13.1 • LXX.Ps.13.2 • LXX.Ps.62.3 • LXX.Ps.74.10 • LXX.Ps.79.5 • LXX.Ps.80.4 • LXX.Ps.82.2 • LXX.Ps.89.46 • LXX.Ps.90.13 • LXX.Ps.94.3 • LXX.Jer.4.14 • LXX.Jer.4.21 • LXX.Jer.12.4 • LXX.Jer.23.26 | |
| long | LXX.Ps.94.3 | |
| when | LXX.Gen.30.30 • LXX.Exod.8.9 • LXX.1Sam.1.14 • LXX.1Sam.16.1 • LXX.Neh.2.6 • LXX.Job.4.7 • LXX.Job.7.4 • LXX.Job.7.4 • LXX.Ps.4.2 • LXX.Ps.6.3 • LXX.Ps.35.17 • LXX.Ps.41.5 • LXX.Ps.42.2 • LXX.Ps.101.2 • LXX.Ps.119.82 • LXX.Ps.119.84 • LXX.Prov.23.35 • LXX.Isa.6.11 • LXX.Jer.31.22 • LXX.Dan.12.6 • LXX.Amos.8.5 • Matt.17.17 • Matt.17.17 • Matt.24.3 • Matt.25.37 • Matt.25.38 • Matt.25.39 • Matt.25.44 • Mark.9.19 • Mark.9.19 • Mark.13.4 • Mark.13.33 • Mark.13.35 • Luke.9.41 • Luke.17.20 • Luke.21.7 • John.6.25 • John.10.24 • Rev.6.10 | |
| whenever | Luke.12.36 | |
| ποτέ | how long | LXX.Isa.41.7 |
Abbott-Smith
πότε, interrog. adv. of time,
when?: Mt 25:37-39, 44, Lk 21:7, Jo 6:25; ἕως π., how long: Mt 17:17, Mk 9:19, Lk 9:41, Jo 10:24, Re 6:10. In indir. questions, = ὁπότε, Mt 24:3, Mk 13:4, 33, 35, Lk 12:36 17:20 (v. Bl., § 25, 4).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 17:17 · 24:3 · 25:37 · 25:44 |
| Mark | 9:19 · 13:4 · 13:33 · 13:35 |
| Luke | 9:41 · 12:36 · 17:20 · 21:7 |
| John | 6:25 · 10:24 |
| Revelation | 6:10 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πότε,
Ionic dialect κότε, Doric dialect πόκα [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: __I interrogative Particle used in direct and indirect questions, when? at what time? [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πότ᾽ ἆρ; ={πότε} with ἆρα [πότε δ; 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 720 (Lyric poetry); ἐς πότε λήξε; 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1185 (Lyric poetry); ἐκ πότε.. ἤρξασθε “SIG” 832.9 (Astypalaea, 2nd c.AD). ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II indefinite ποτε (Attic dialect, also [Refs 4th c.BC+], Ionic dialect κοτε, Doric dialect ποκα, Aeolic dialect ποτα [Refs 7th c.BC+]
__II.1 at some time or other, at some time, τάχ᾽ ἄν ποτε θυμὸν ὀλέσσῃ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. καὶ ἄλλοτε at certain other times, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 in hypothetical clauses, questions, etc., at any time, ever, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare εἴ ποτε: also with relatives (compare δήποτε), Ζεὺς ὅστις ποτ᾽ ἐστίν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὅποι ποτέ, ὅπου π., etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; after πω, πη, see at {πώποτε, πήποκα}: very frequently with negatives, οὔτε ποτ᾽.. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; compare οὔποτε, μήποτε, οὐδέποτε, μηδέποτε, οὐπώποτε, μηπώποτε.
__II.3 in correlative clauses it stands first, with accent, ποτὲ μὲν.., ποτὲ δὲ.. at one time.., at another.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποτὲ δὲ.., without any preceding Part., [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III of some unknown point of time,
__III.1 in reference to the past, once, ὅν ποτ᾽ Ἀθήνη θρέψε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially in telling a story, once upon a time, οὕτω ποτ᾽ ἦν μῦς καὶ γαλῆ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with historic present, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with a substantive, εἰς τήν π. φιλίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.1.b at length, μόγις δή κοτε εἶπε [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 in reference to the future, at some time, καί π. τοι.. παρέσσεται.. δῶρα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: also to denote earnest expectation, at length, εὔχεταί π. οἶκον ἰδεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]dimitte tandem aliquando, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀψέ π. [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__III.3 with intensive force, in questions, τίς ποτ; who in the world? τίνες ποτ᾽ ἐστ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί ποτ᾽ ἐστὶ τοῦτο τὸ πάθος what it can possibly be, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to strengthen ἀεί, ἀεί ποτε from all time, always in the past, ἀεί ποτε ζῇ ταῦτα [Refs 5th c.BC+]