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ποτε, ποτέ, at some time, ever

ποτε,
    • II indef. ποτε (Att., also Arc. in οὔποτε IG 5(2).343.48,66 (Orchom., iv B. C.), οὔτε ποτέ Tab.Defix. in Philol. 59.201, and Cypr. in μήποτε Inscr.Cypr. 144H.), Ion. κοτε, Dor. ποκα, Aeol. ποτα Sapph. 1.5, enclit. Particle:
      • 1 at some time or other, at some time, τάχʼ ἄν ποτε θυμὸν ὀλέσσῃ Il. 1.205, cf. Od. 2.76, etc.; π. καὶ ἄλλοτε at certain other times, X. An. 6.4.12, Arist. Po. 1451a9, Luc. Herm. 24.
      • 2 in hypoth. clauses, questions, etc., at any time, ever, S. Aj. 755, 1133; εἴ κοτε Call. Aet. Oxy. 2080.69 [Fr. 43.67 Pf.]; cf. εἴ ποτε: also with relatives (cf. δήποτε), Ζεὺς ὅστις ποτʼ ἐστίν A. Ag. 160 (lyr.), etc.; ὅποι ποτέ, ὅπου π., etc., S. Ph. 780, Aj. 194 (lyr.), etc.; after πω, πη, v. πώποτε, πήποκα: very freq. with negatives, οὔτε ποτʼ . . Il. 1.226; οὐδέ ποτʼ Hes. Th. 759; οὐδέν ποτʼ ἄλλο A. Ch. 16; οὐδεὶς ἐρεῖ ποθʼ S. Aj. 481; οὐκ ἂν δή ποτε Il. 19.271, etc.; τοῦτο μὴ δόξῃς ποτέ S. Ant. 762, cf. 648, 750, etc.; cf. οὔποτε, μήποτε, οὐδέποτε, μηδέποτε, οὐπώποτε, μηπώποτε.
      • 3 in correl. clauses it stands first, with accent, ποτὲ μὲν . ., ποτὲ δὲ . . at one time . ., at another . ., Pl. Tht. 170c (s. v. l.), Plb. 4.38.6, etc.; ποτὲ μὲν . ., αὖθις δὲ . . Pl. R. 560a; ποτὲ . ., τοτὲ δʼ οὔ Id. Tht. 192d; ποτʼ εἶχε . ., εἶτά γε νῦν D. 36.50; ποτὲ μὲν . . νῦν δέ Luc. DMort. 21[11].1; ποτὲ δὲ . ., without any preceding Part., Thphr. Char. 9.7 (dub.).
    • III of some unknown point of time,
      • 1 in ref. to the past, once, ὅν ποτʼ Ἀθήνη θρέψε Il. 2.547, etc.; οὕς ποτʼ ἀπʼ Αἰνείαν ἑλόμην, of the day before, 8.108 (v. Sch.), cf. 14.45; ἤδη π. 1.260, S. Aj. 1142, Ar. Nu. 346, Ra. 931; ποτʼ ἤδη A. Eu. 50; πρόσθε πού ποτʼ S. OC 1549; χρόνῳ ποτʼ Id. Ant. 303; esp. in telling a story, once upon a time, οὕτω ποτʼ ἦν μῦς καὶ γαλῆ Ar. V. 1182, cf. Pl. Phdr. 237b: with historic pres., S. OT 715, E. El. 416, Ba. 2: with a Subst., εἰς τήν π. φιλίαν And. 3.22; τυράννου . . πάλαι π. S. OT 1043, cf. Ph. 677 (lyr.), Tr. 555.
        • b at length, μόγις δή κοτε εἶπε Hdt. 1.116; μόγις οὖν π. Pl. Prt. 314e, etc.; ὀψὲ γοῦν π. Hierocl. in CA 27p.484M.
      • 2 in ref. to the future, at some time, καί π. τοι . . παρέσσεται . . δῶρα Il. 1.213, cf. 240, S. OC 386, Ant. 912, etc.: also to denote earnest expectation, at length, εὔχεταί π. οἶκον ἰδεῖν Pi. P. 4.293; ἔμελλον ἄρα παύσειν π. Ar. Ra. 268; esp. with imper., μέθες π. dimitte tandem aliquando, S. Ph. 816; τείσασθʼ, ἀλλὰ τῷ χρόνῳ π. ib. 1041, etc.; ὀψέ π. Jul. Or. 1.31d.
      • 3 with intensive force, in questions, τίς ποτε; who in the world? τίνες ποτʼ ἐστέ; A. Eu. 408, cf. S. Ph. 220, etc.; τί ποτʼ ἐστὶ τοῦτο τὸ πάθος what it can possibly be, Pl. Tht. 187d; οὐκ ἐξερεῖς ποτε; S. OT 335, cf. 754, Aj. 1290, etc.; to strengthen ἀεί, ἀεί ποτε from all time, always in the past, ἀεί ποτε ζῇ ταῦτα Id. Ant. 456, cf. Aj. 320, Th. 6.82, al., D.C. 42.5; ἀεὶ δή π. Th. 1.13, 8.73.

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