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sum´tı̄m: In modern English means “occasionally,†and is so used in Sirach 37:14 for ἐνιÌοτε, enıÌote. Otherwise the word means “at some past time,†and is the translation of ποτεÌ, pote. the Revised Version (British and American) changes to “aforetime†in The Wisdom of Solomon 5:3; ; to “once†in ; ; to “in time past†in ; while in the English Revised Version has “aforetime,†the American Standard Revised Version “once.†the King James Version does not distinguish between “sometime†and “sometimes.â€