πώποτε,
(πω, ποτέ) ever yet, in early Epic dialect always with negative and best written divisim, οὐ γάρ πώ ποτέ μ᾽ ὧδέ γ᾽ ἔρως φρένας ἀμφεκάλυψεν [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.442, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 650, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+] (referring to future, οὐκ ἄν πώ ποτ᾽ ἐγώ.. ἐλθοίμην [[ Batrachomyomachia 178); usually preceded by _negative_ in post- 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus writers, but πώ ποτ᾽ οὐδαμοῖ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1188: with ] Refs 8th c.BC+]future in later Gr., κακία οὐχ εὑρεθήσεται ἐν σοὶ π[[. LXX.1Ki.25.28 ] LXX]; οὐ μὴ διψήσει π. [[ NT.John.6.35, compare “PMag.Par.” 1.291] NT]; also οὐ μὴ γένωνται καθαραὶ π. [[ “UPZ” 78.27 (2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; μηδ᾽ ὄψον.. μετὰ τούτου π. δαίσῃ [[ 4th c.BC: Cratinus Junior Comicus 8 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: with present, [[ “PMag.Leid.V.” 11.30] Refs]; compare οὐ π., μὴ π., οὐδεπώποτε, μηδεπώποτε.
__II sometimes, later, without a negative,
__II.1 with questions which imply a negative (compare πω 11), ποῦ γὰρ π. ἄνευ νεφελῶν ὕοντ᾽ ἤδη τεθέασα; [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 370 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἤδή π. του ἤκουσα; [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 493d, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.2.7, etc.: with ] Refs 5th c.BC+]future, τίς γὰρ ἁλώσεται π.; [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 45.45 (assuming variant). ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 with a conditional clause, εἴ που ξένον τις ἠδίκησε πώποτε [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 147, compare “V.” 556, “Ach.” 405, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 196a, etc. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]