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popote marks an absolute temporal denial or assurance: no prior instance, or no future occurrence.
The adverb most often strengthens a denial by extending it across prior experience: no one has seen God, no human has sat on the colt, and the speakers deny having been slaves. In John 6:35, it occurs in Jesus' assurance that the one coming to him will not hunger or thirst.
Senses in use
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No prior occurrence or experience · dominant
The adverb occurs in clauses denying any prior instance: in John 1:18 and 1 John 4:12 the APB renders that no one has seen God; in John 5:37 it renders that the hearers have not heard the Father's voice or seen his form. John 8:33 applies the same kind of denial to slavery, while Luke 19:30 describes a colt on which no human has sat.
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Unending negative assurance · occasional
In John 6:35, the adverb is used in Jesus' statement about the one coming to him; the APB renders the paired assurances that this person will "never hunger" and will "never thirst ever."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the adverb through "ever" or "never," as in the statements that no one has seen God and that the colt has not been sat on. In John 6:35 it includes both "never" and "ever"; These renderings indicate the clause's overall temporal emphasis rather than a fixed English equivalent.