- ποτέ
- ποτέ enclitic particle (Hom. et al.; pap, LXX, TestSol, TestAbr,TestJob, JosAs, GrBar; ApcEsdr 4:33 p. 29, 9 Tdf.; ApcMos; apolog. [Mel., P. 37, 253 al.])① pert. to generalization of time, at some time or other of the past once, formerly (Jos., Bell. 7, 112; Mel.) J 9:13; Ro 7:9; 11:30 (on ποτὲ … νῦν [νυνί] δέ, s. νῦν 1aβג); Gal 1:13, 23; Eph 2:2f al.; B 7:9; MPol 8:1; EpilMosq 3; Papias (2:3).—Of the future (Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 63 §257=at last; Jos., Bell. 5, 19; Just., D. 65, 2) σύ ποτε ἐπιστρέψας when once you (will) have turned Lk 22:32; Hm 9, 7.—ποτὲ μὲν … ποτὲ δέ now … now, at times … at times (X., Mem. 4, 2, 32; Pla., Theaet. 170c; Diod S 1, 32, 2; 2, 59, 5; Wsd 16:18f; TestSol; GrBar 3:5; ApcEsdr 4:33; Ar. 7, 2; Just., A I, 14, 1 al.) B 10:7; GJs 17:2. Finally, at last MPol 8:1. On ἤδη ποτέ now at last Ro 1:10; Phil 4:10; 2 Cl 13:1 s. ἤδη 2.—After negatives ever οὐ … ποτέ not … ever, never 2 Pt 1:21; AcPlCor 1:4. οὔτε … ποτὲ … οὔτε 1 Th 2:5; IRo 2:1. MPol 17:2. μήτε … ποτὲ B 16:10. οὐδείς ποτε Eph 5:29 (X., Mem. 1, 4, 19 μηδέν ποτε). οὐ μὴ … ποτέ 2 Pt 1:10. On μή ποτε s. μήποτε; on δή ποτε s. δήποτε. In rhetorical questions that expect a neg. answer τίς … ποτέ; 1 Cor 9:7. Cp. Hb 1:5, 13; Dg 8:1.② indicating a supposition, presumably ἐν τῇ φιλοξενίᾳ εὑρίσκεται ἀγαθοποίησίς ποτε Hm 8:10. Cp. Hs 6, 5, 4 v.l.③ pert. to generalizing, ever after relatives (ὅπου ποτέ Just., D., 127, 2) ὅσοι ποτέ whatever, whoever Hs 9, 6, 7; 9, 28, 3. On ὁποῖοί ποτε ἦσαν Gal 2:6 s. ὁποῖος and cp. Epict. 2, 20, 5 τίνες ποτέ; οἱ Ἀκαδημαϊκοὺς αὑτοὺς λέγοντες=who are they then? Those who call themselves Academics? Demetr.: 722 Fgm. 1, 14 διὰ τί ποτε; ‘why, in the world?’—On τί δή ποτε Dg 1 s. δήποτε.—DELG s.v. πο-A. M-M.
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