ποτέ
enclit. Particle:
1. "at some time or other, at some time", Hom., etc.
2. "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.
3. in correl. clauses it stands first, with accent, ποτὲ μέν.., ποτὲ δέ.., "at one time.., at another..", Lat. modo.., modo.., Plat.
II. of some unknown point of time,
1. the past, "once, erst", Il., Trag.; in telling a story, "once upon a time", Ar.
2. the future, "at some time", Il., etc.:—with imperat., Lat. tandem aliquando, Soph.
3. in questions, τίς ποτε; Lat. qui tandem? who in the world? Aesch., etc.; v. τίποτε; τίπτε.