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τότεStrong’s G5119

tote

Appears in 159 verses of the New Testament

In short

Tote is the Greek word usually translated “then”, “at that time” and “that time”. It appears in 159 verses of the New Testament.

“And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:”
2 Thessalonians 2:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “then”, “at that time” and “that time”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • then 147
  • at that time 8
  • that time 4
  • at the same time 1
  • at the time 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 89
  • Acts 21
  • Luke 14
  • John 11
  • Mark 6
  • 1 Corinthians 6

14 books in all.

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Explore in Scripture
All 159 verses, by book
Romans 1
6:21
2 Corinthians 1
12:10
Galatians 3
4:84:296:4
Colossians 1
3:4
1 Thessalonians 1
5:3
2 Thessalonians 1
2:8
Hebrews 3
10:710:912:26
2 Peter 1
3:6
Greek dictionary

τότε tote · then

τότε, demonstr. adv. of time, correlat. of ὅτε, then, at that time; (a) of concurrent events: Mat.2:17 3:5 and freq., Rom.6:21; before ptcp., Mat.2:16, Gal.4:8; opposite to νῦν, Gal.4:29, Heb.12:26; ὁ τ. κόσμος, 2Pe.3:6; (b) of consequent events, then, thereupon: Mat.2:7 3:5 4:1 and freq., Luk.11:26; τ. οὖν, Jhn.11:14 19:1, 16 20:8; εὐθέως τ., Act.17:14; ὅτε . . . τ., Mat.13:26 21:1, Jhn.12:16; ἀπὸ τ., Mat.4:17 16:21 26:16, Luk.16:16; …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “then” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

THEN, adverb

  1. At that time, referring to a time specified, either past or future.“And the Canaanite was then in the land” Genesis 12:6“Now I know in part, but then shall I know even as I am known” 1 Corinthians 13:12
  2. Afterward; soon afterward or immediately.“First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift” Matthew 5:24
  3. In that case; in consequence. Galatians 3:9Job 3:13
  4. Therefore; for this reason.
All definitions
  1. At another time; as now and then at one time and another.
  2. That time.

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.