pote marks a former time most often, and in questions or negatives can refer to any time or an unspecified occasion.

The adverb most often points back to a former condition or action, frequently set against a present change; it also occurs in questions and negative statements about whether something has ever happened, and in clauses referring to an unspecified occasion or time.

1. Former state or action · dominant

   The adverb marks a past condition or conduct, often contrasted with a present reality. In Ephesians 2:13 the APB renders those who were "once ... far off" as now brought near, while in 1 Peter 2:10 it renders two former conditions—being "not a people" and not having received mercy—against what is true "now."

   Ephesians 2:131 Peter 2:10Ephesians 2:2Ephesians 5:8Colossians 1:21Titus 3:3
2. Any time in questions or negative claims · common

   In these clauses the form concerns whether an action occurred at any time. In Hebrews 1:5 the APB asks which angel God has "ever said" the quoted words to; in 2 Peter 1:21 it renders the claim that prophecy was "never" borne by human will.

   1 Corinthians 9:71 Thessalonians 2:52 Peter 1:102 Peter 1:21Hebrews 1:5Hebrews 1:13
3. An unspecified occasion or time · occasional

   The term can locate an event without specifying its time. In Luke 22:32 the APB renders the clause "when you have turned again," and in Romans 1:10 it renders a request that "somehow" the writer may succeed in coming; the precise English correspondence remains uncertain.

   Luke 22:32Romans 1:10Philippians 4:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly presents the temporal reference with "once," while questions and negative assertions use "ever," "never," or "at any time." It also uses "when" and "somehow" in particular clauses.