1. πότε · pote — Beekes
when ?, indefinite ποτε, ποτέ ‘at some time
The corpus record
ποτέ
pote
when ?, indefinite ποτε, ποτέ ‘at some time
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Electra 46 · 53/10k
- Trojan Women 30 · 42.38/10k
- Ajax 33 · 41.97/10k
- Trachiniae 30 · 41.28/10k
- Philoctetes 36 · 40.9/10k
- Oedipus Tyrannus 36 · 38.91/10k
- Peace 29 · 36.4/10k
- Wasps 33 · 33.92/10k
- Epinomis 20 · 31.71/10k
- Lysistrata 25 · 31.52/10k
- Antigone 23 · 31.37/10k
- Oedipus at Colonus 32 · 30.91/10k
Densest 12 of 219 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. πότε · pote — Frisk
wann?
3. ποτε · pote — LSJ
at some time
Attestations
- ποτέ · pote Iliad 1.39
- ποτέ · pote Iliad 1.40
- ποτέ · pote Iliad 1.106
- ποτʼ · potʼ Iliad 1.155
- ποτε · pote Iliad 1.163
- ποτε · pote Iliad 1.166
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 1277; entry #5116 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 949; entry #6699 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1558; entry #4780 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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