πότε pote

Greek word for “when?” · Strong’s G4219 · used 19 times in 17 verses

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Meaning

πότε; interrog. adv. of time; when?:; ἕως π., how long:. In indir. questions, = ὁπότε, 13:35, 17:20 (see Bl., § 25, 4).†;

How it is translated

Glosses given for pote in context, with how often each is used:

• when 18
• whenever 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 25 (4), Mark 13 (3), Matthew 17 (1), Matthew 24 (1), Mark 9 (1), Luke 9 (1), Luke 12 (1), Luke 17 (1), Luke 21 (1), John 6 (1)

Forms

• πότε 19

Words used with it

Words that share verses with pote more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀποκρίνω apokrinō “to answer” 6
• ἕως heōs “until” 5
• ἀνέχω anechō “to endure” 3
• ὦ ō “oh!” 3
• ἄπιστος apistos “unbelieving” 3
• ἤ ē “or” 5
• γενεά genea “generation” 3
• ὧδε hōde “here” 3
• σημεῖον sēmeion “sign” 3
• διαστρέφω diastrephō “to pervert” 2
• ξένος xenos “foreign” 2
• γυμνός gumnos “naked” 2

Key verses

The verses using pote that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 17:17 — Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
• Matthew 24:3 — And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy…
• Matthew 25:44 — Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister…
• Mark 9:19 — He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
• Mark 13:33 — Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
• Mark 13:35 — Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
• Luke 9:41 — And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
• Luke 12:36 — And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him…
• Luke 17:20 — And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
• Luke 21:7 — And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?
• John 10:24 — Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
• Revelation 6:10 — And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.