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pote G4218

ποτέ (pote) means “once/when” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ποτέ Greek · G4218 29 tagged occurrences in 28 verses

Pronunciation guide: pot-eh' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4218

ποτέ · pote · once/when

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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Dodson Greek Lexicon

at one time or other, at some time, formerly.

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How translators render G4218

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
once 5
vvv 5
formerly 4
at last 2
at one time 2
ever 1
former 1
had been 1
he once 1
long ago 1
of the past 1
used to 1
was ever 1
when 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
in time past 4
at any time 3
in times past 3
sometimes 3
once 2
aforetime 1
any time 1
at length 1
at the last 1
ever yet 1
fall 1
in old time 1
in the old time 1
some time 1
sometime 1
they were 1
time past 1
when 1

Verses containing G4218

Page 1 of 1. 28 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Luke 22:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

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  2. John 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.

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  3. Romans 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

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    Source alternate reference: 1.9

  4. Romans 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

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  5. Romans 11:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,

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  6. 1 Corinthians 9:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  7. Galatians 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

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  8. Galatians 1:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

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  9. Galatians 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.

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  10. Ephesians 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.

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  11. Ephesians 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

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  12. Ephesians 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—

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  13. Ephesians 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

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  14. Ephesians 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

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  15. Ephesians 5:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

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  16. Philippians 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.

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  17. Colossians 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

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  18. Colossians 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways.

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  19. 1 Thessalonians 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

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  20. Titus 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

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  21. Philemon 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.

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  22. Hebrews 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?

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  23. Hebrews 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

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  24. 1 Peter 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  25. 1 Peter 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,

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  26. 1 Peter 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.

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  27. 2 Peter 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,

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  28. 2 Peter 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

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Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

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