pote · once, formerly

What it means

pote (ποτέ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “once, formerly”.

Ever, at some time.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. At some point in the past; with not, at no time.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• once ×18
• ever ×5
• last ×2
• former ×1
• was never ×1
• when ×1
• you will never ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×1
• John×1
• Romans×3
• 1 Corinthians×1
• Galatians×4
• Ephesians×6
• Philippians×1
• Colossians×2
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• Titus×1
• Philemon×1
• Hebrews×2
• 1 Peter×3
• 2 Peter×2

• Luke 22:32

  but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

• John 9:13

  They bring him, the man who had once been blind, to the Pharisees.

• Romans 1:10

  always in my prayers, asking if somehow now at last I will succeed by the will of God in coming to you.

• Romans 7:9

  And I was once alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin came to life again,

• Romans 11:30

  For just as you once disobeyed God, but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,

• 1 Corinthians 9:7

  Who ever serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not eat from the milk of the flock?

• Galatians 1:13

  For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, that I was persecuting the assembly of God beyond measure and ravaging it;

• Galatians 1:23

  they were only hearing, “The one who once persecuted us now proclaims as good news the faith that he once ravaged.”

• Galatians 2:6

  But from those who were considered to be something —whatever they once were makes no difference to me; God does not look at the appearance of a person— for those who were considered important added nothing to me.

• Ephesians 2:2

  in which you once walked, according to the era of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, of the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience;

• Ephesians 2:3

  among whom we all also once lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the wishes of the flesh and of the mind, and we were by nature children of wrath, as also the rest.

• Ephesians 2:11

  Therefore remember that once you, the nations in the flesh, who were called “uncircumcision” by what is called “circumcision,” in the flesh, made by hands—

• Ephesians 2:13

  But now in the Messiah Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of the Messiah.

• Ephesians 5:8

  for you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light

• Ephesians 5:29

  For no one ever hated his own flesh, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as also the Messiah does the assembly,

• Philippians 4:10

  I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that now at last you have revived your thinking about me, about which you were also thinking, but you lacked opportunity.

• Colossians 1:21

  And you, who were once alienated and enemies in mind in evil works,

• Colossians 3:7

  in which you also once walked when you were living in them.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:5

  For neither did we ever come with a word of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed (God is witness),

• Titus 3:3

  For we also were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various desires and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

• Philemon 1:11

  who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.

• Hebrews 1:5

  For to which of the angels did he ever say: You are my Son; today I have begotten you? And again: I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to me?

• Hebrews 1:13

  But to which of the angels has he ever said: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet?

• 1 Peter 2:10

  you who once were not a people, but now are the people of God; who had not received mercy, but now have received mercy.

• 1 Peter 3:5

  For so once also the holy women who hoped in God adorned themselves, submitting to their own husbands,

• 1 Peter 3:20

  who had once disobeyed, when the patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.

• 2 Peter 1:10

  Therefore, brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure; for if you do these things you will never stumble.

• 2 Peter 1:21

  for prophecy was never brought by human will, but men spoke from God carried along by the Holy Spirit.

And 1 more times.