Never
οὐδέποτεStrong’s G3763oudepote
Appears in 15 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oudepote is the Greek word usually translated “never”, “surely sometime” and “surely”. It appears in 15 verses of the New Testament.
“And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
Meaning
Usually translated “never”, “surely sometime” and “surely”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- never 12
- surely sometime 2
- surely 1
- nothing ever 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 5
- Acts 3
- Mark 2
- Hebrews 2
- Luke 1
- John 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 9:33And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
- Matthew 21:16And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
- Matthew 21:42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
- Matthew 26:33Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
- Mark 2:12And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
- Mark 2:25And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
Greek dictionary
οὐδέποτε oudepote · never
οὐδέ-ποτε, adv. [in LXX: Exo.10:6 (לֹא), etc. ;] never: Mat.7:23 9:33 26:33, Mrk.2:12, Luk.15:29, Jhn.7:46, Act.10:14 11:8 14:8, 1Co.13:8, Heb.10:1, 11. Interrog., Mat.21:16, 42, Mrk.2:25 † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “never” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NEVER, adverb
- Not ever; not at any time; at no time.
- It has a particular use in the following sentences.“Ask me never so much dower and gift” Genesis 34:12“Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely” Psalms 58:5
- In no degree; not.
- It is used for not.
All definitions
- It is much used in composition; as in never-ending, never-failing, never-dying, never-ceasing, never-fading; but in all such compounds, never retains its true meaning.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.