pote · when?

What it means

pote (πότε) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “when?”.

"How long?".

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. Asks about the moment when something happens or will happen.

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

How it is translated

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

• when ×12
• how long ×6
• long ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×7
• Mark×5
• Luke×4
• John×2
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 17:17

  And Jesus answered and said, “O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I put up with you? Bring him here to me.”

• Matthew 24:3

  And as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

• Matthew 25:37

  Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?

• Matthew 25:38

  And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?

• Matthew 25:39

  And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’

• Matthew 25:44

  Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not serve you?’

• Mark 9:19

  And he answered them and says, “O unbelieving generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I put up with you? Bring him to me.”

• Mark 13:4

  “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?”

• Mark 13:33

  Watch out, stay awake; for you do not know when the time is.

• Mark 13:35

  So keep watch, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or early in the morning;

• Luke 9:41

  And Jesus answered and said, “O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long will I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

• Luke 12:36

  and you be like people waiting for their master, to see when he will return from the wedding feast, so that when he comes and knocks they may at once open to him.

• Luke 17:20

  And being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming in a way that can be observed,

• Luke 21:7

  And they asked him, saying, “Teacher, when, then, will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to happen?”

• John 6:25

  And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”

• John 10:24

  So the Jews gathered around him and were saying to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”

• Revelation 6:10

  And they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, holy and true Sovereign, will you not judge and avenge our blood on those who live on the earth?”

And 2 more times.