ποτε
ποτε
enclit. Particle:
at some time or other, at some time, Hom., etc.
at any time, ever, Soph., etc.; often after relat. words, ὅστις ποτέ, ὅστις δήποτε, ὅστις δηποτοῦν, v. δήποτε; also after πω, v. πώποτε; and after negatives, when it often becomes one word with the negat., οὔποτε, μήποτε, οὐδέποτε, μηδέποτε.
in correl. clauses it stands first, with accent, ποτὲ μέν . . , ποτὲ δέ . . , at one time . . , at another . . , Lat. modo . . , modo . . , Plat.
of some unknown point of time,
the past, once, erst, Il., Trag.; in telling a story, once upon a time, Ar.
the future, at some time, Il., etc.:—with imperat., Lat. tandem aliquando, Soph.
in questions, τίς ποτε; Lat. qui tandem? who in the world? Aesch., etc.; v. τίποτε; τίπτε.
Headword (normalized):
ποτε
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ποτε
Intro Text:
ποτε
enclit. Particle:
at some time or other, at some time, Hom., etc.
at any time, ever, Soph., etc.; often after relat. words, ὅστις ποτέ, ὅστις δήποτε, ὅστις δηποτοῦν, v. δήποτε; also after πω, v. πώποτε; and after negatives, when it often becomes one word with the negat., οὔποτε, μήποτε, οὐδέποτε, μηδέποτε.
in correl. clauses it stands first, with accent, ποτὲ μέν . . , ποτὲ δέ . . , at one time . . , at another . . , Lat. modo . . , modo . . , Plat.
of some unknown point of time,
the past, once, erst, Il., Trag.; in telling a story, once upon a time, Ar.
the future, at some time, Il., etc.:—with imperat., Lat. tandem aliquando, Soph.
in questions, τίς ποτε; Lat. qui tandem? who in the world? Aesch., etc.; v. τίποτε; τίπτε.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n27181
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