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πάντοτε
always /ˈpando.te/
adverbB1#1675 most common
Also: at all times, forever
Example sentences
Πάντοτε τρώω πρωινό.
I always eat breakfast.
Ο παππούς μου λέει πάντοτε την αλήθεια.
My grandfather always tells the truth.
Πρέπει να είμαστε πάντοτε προσεκτικοί όταν οδηγούμε.
We must always be careful when we drive.
Θα σε θυμάμαι πάντοτε, όπου κι αν βρίσκομαι.
I will always remember you, wherever I am.
Η κυβέρνηση οφείλει να ενεργεί πάντοτε με διαφάνεια, ανεξάρτητα από τις πολιτικές συνθήκες.
The government must always act with transparency, regardless of political conditions.
Παρά τις αντιξοότητες, εκείνος παρέμενε πάντοτε πιστός στις αρχές του, χωρίς ποτέ να τις προδώσει.
Despite the hardships, he always remained faithful to his principles, without ever betraying them.
Word family
πᾶς / πάσα / πᾶνall, every
πάνταalways (everyday equivalent of πάντοτε)
πάντωςin any case, certainlyποτέever, at some timeοὐδέποτεnever
Etymology
Πάντοτε is a compound built from πάντ-, the stem of πᾶς meaning "all" or "every," and the temporal element -οτε, the same suffix seen in τότε ("then") and ὅτε ("when"). Together they produce a literal sense of "at every time." The origin of πᾶς itself is disputed and may not go back to a single clear Proto-Indo-European root, so no root is given for the word as a whole.
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