Strong G4169ποῖος
what?
- Transliteration
- poios
- Pronunciation
- poy'-os
- Morphology
- Greek Interogative
Definition
Detailed definition
ποῖος, -α, -ον
interrog. pronom. adj. (corresponding to the demonstr. τοῖος and the relat. οἷος), [in LXX chiefly for זֶה אֵי־;]
of what quality or sort: absol., n. pl., Luk.24:19; with subst.;
__(a) prop., in direct questions: Mat.19:18 21:23 22:36 24:42, Mrk.11:28 12:28, Luk.6:32-34, Jhn.10:32, Act.4:7 7:49, Rom.3:27, 1Co.15:35, Jas.4:14 (but see: ποία), 1Pe.2:20;
__(b) in indirect questions = ὁποῖος : Mat.21:24, 27 24:43, Mrk.11:29, 33, Luk.12:39 20:2, 8, Jhn.12:33 18:32 21:19 Act.23:34, 1Pe.1:11, Rev.3:3; ποῖας (sc. ὁδοῦ), Luk.5:19.†
(AS)
interrog. pronom. adj. (corresponding to the demonstr. τοῖος and the relat. οἷος), [in LXX chiefly for זֶה אֵי־;]
of what quality or sort: absol., n. pl., Luk.24:19; with subst.;
__(a) prop., in direct questions: Mat.19:18 21:23 22:36 24:42, Mrk.11:28 12:28, Luk.6:32-34, Jhn.10:32, Act.4:7 7:49, Rom.3:27, 1Co.15:35, Jas.4:14 (but see: ποία), 1Pe.2:20;
__(b) in indirect questions = ὁποῖος : Mat.21:24, 27 24:43, Mrk.11:29, 33, Luk.12:39 20:2, 8, Jhn.12:33 18:32 21:19 Act.23:34, 1Pe.1:11, Rev.3:3; ποῖας (sc. ὁδοῦ), Luk.5:19.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4169 appears in 33 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- what25
- which4
- by1
- manner1
- thing1
- with1
First verses
- Matthew 19:18He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
- Matthew 21:23And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
- Matthew 21:24And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
- Matthew 21:27And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
- Matthew 22:36Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
- Matthew 24:42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
- Matthew 24:43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
- Mark 4:30And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
- Mark 11:28And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
- Mark 11:29And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
- Mark 11:33And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
- Mark 12:28And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
- Luke 5:19And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
- Luke 6:32For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
- Luke 6:33And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
- Luke 6:34And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
- Luke 12:39And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
- Luke 20:2And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
- Luke 20:8And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
- Luke 24:19And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ποῖος, α, ον,
Ionic dialect κοῖος, η, ον, of what kind? in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus commonly expressing surprise and anger, π. τὸν μῦθον ἔειπες)] what manner of speech hast thou spoken! [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.552, +others; ποῖόν σε ἔπος φύγεν ἕρκος ὀδόντων 4.350, +others; simply, ποῖον ἔειπες 13.824, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.85, +others; ποῖον ἔρεξας 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.570)]; ποῖοί κ᾽ εἶτ᾽ Ὀδυσῆϊ ἀμυνέμεν what sort would ye be to.. ! [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 21.195)]; in simple questions, ποίῃ.. νηΐ σε ναῦται ἤγαγο; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (16.222; κοίῃ χειρ; 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.155, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 304 (Lyric poetry), etc.)]; ποῖος οὐ interrogative, equivalent to every affirmative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.21, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 420, etc.)]
2 frequently in Comedy texts and Prose dialogue, used in repeating a word used by the former speaker, to express scornful surprise, Πρωτέως τάδ᾽ ἐστὶ μέλαθρα. Answ. ποίου Πρωτέω; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 874, compare “Ach.” 62, 157, 761, “Nu.” 367, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 180b, “Grg.” 490e, “Chrm.” 174b: twice in Trag., 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 427, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 567: with _Article_, τὰν ποίαν σύριγγ; 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 5.5: abbreviation ποῖ (which see).)]
3 with the Article, when the question implies a Noun which is defined by the Article or the context, τὸ π. εὑρὼν.. φάρμακο; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 251; τὰ π. τρύχ; μῶν ἐν οἷς..; 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 418)]; λέγεις δὲ τὴν π. κατάστασιν ὀλιγαρχία; Answ. τὴν ἀπὸ τιμημάτων πολιτείαν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 550c)]: frequently with the demonstrative, ὁ ποῖος οὗτος Λάμαχο; Answ. ὁ δεινός, ὁ ταλαύρινος.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 963, compare “Nu.” 1270, 4th c.BC: Timocles Comicus 12.4 (corr. Elmsley))]: sometimes the answer is given more generally, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 120, 291, “OC” 1415, “Ph.” 1229: in Prose, τὸ π.; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 220e, etc.; τὸ π. δ; [prev. author] “Tht.” 147d, “Phdr.” 279a; τὰ π. ταῦτ; [prev. author] “Cra.” 395d, etc.; τῆς π. μερίδος γενέσθαι τὴν πόλιν ἐβούλετ᾽ ἄ; 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.64)]: so also without the Article, κοῖα ταῦτα λέγει; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.48)]; π. Ἐρινὺν τήνδε..; what sort of Fury is this that..? [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1119)]; π. ἐρεῖς τόδ᾽ ἔπο; what sort of word is this that thou wilt speak? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1204 (Lyric poetry), compare 441, etc.)]
4 ποῖός τι; making the question less definite, κοῖόν μέ τινα νομίζουσι Πέρσαι εἶνα; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.34, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1163, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.1.6, etc.: with _Article_, τὰ ποῖ᾽ ἄττ; [prev. author] “Cyr.” 3.3.8, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 240c.)]
II like{ὁποῖος}, in indirect questions, διδάξω.. ποῖα χρὴ λέγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 519, compare “Pr.” 196, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 153 (Lyric poetry), etc.; ποῖα ἄττα δεῖ ἡμᾶς λέγειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 398c)]; οὐκ οἶδα ὁποίᾳ τόλμῃ ἢ ποίοις λόγοις χρώμενος ἐρῶ[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 414d; εἴρετο.. κοῖός τις δοκέοι ἀνὴρ εἶναι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.34; doubled, ποίαν χρὴ [γυναῖκα] ποίῳ ἀνδρὶ συνοῦσαν τίκτειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 149d.)]
III ={ποδαπός}; ποῖος οὑτοσὶ [ὁ] Τιμόθεο;—Μιλήσιός τις.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 145.20, compare 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Epigrammata” 36.)]
III.2 whose? ἐν π. δυνάμει ἢ ἐν π. ὀνόματ; [NT (NT.Act.4.7, cf. NT.Matt.21.23.)]
IV simply, what, which? especially of place or time, ποίης ἐξ εὔχεται εἶναι γαίη; [NT+8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.406, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.97; ἐν π. πόλε; 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 23 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator, compare 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 267.6; ἐκ ποίας πόλεως σὺ ε; LXX.2Ki.15.2, cf. LXX.1Ki.13.12, +others, NT.Act.23.34)]; ποίᾳ ἄλλῃ (i.e. ὁδῷ); by what other way? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1219 (hence κοίῃ)] metaphorically, how? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.30))]; ποίου χρόνο; since what time? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 278, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 815 (nisi to be read πόσον); ἀπὸ π. χρόνο; 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 920, “UPZ” 65.7 (2nd c.BC))]; ἀπὸ ποίου ἔτους [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“PAmh.” 2.68.7 (1st c.AD))]; ποίᾳ ἡμέρ; [NT+4th c.BC+ (NT.Matt.24.42, compare 4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “Epitaphius” 31, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Categoriae” 5a20, 22, “SIG” 826 E ii28 (Delph., 2nd c.BC), “IG” 5(1).1390.113 (Andania, 1st c.BC), “PUniv.Giss.” 20.18 (2nd c.AD))]; φυλᾶς ἑλομένοις ἑκάστου (={-ῳ}) ποίας κε βέλλειτει (ἧστινος ἂν βούληται, i.e. εἶναι) [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“IG” 9(2).517.20 (Larissa, 3rd c.BC))]; ποίας φυλῆς ἐστι [LXX (LXX.Tob.5.8)]; π., = quis, [Refs (“Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum”)]
V ={πότερος}, [Refs (“Anecdota Graeca - MSS. Bibl. Oxon.” 1.284.)]
VI adverb ποίως Hdn.Gr.2.925, [Refs (Bacchius Musicus “Εἰσαγωγὴ τέχνης μουσικῆς” 93)]. [The first syllable is sometimes short in Trag. and Comedy texts, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 911, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1369.])]
Ionic dialect κοῖος, η, ον, of what kind? in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus commonly expressing surprise and anger, π. τὸν μῦθον ἔειπες)] what manner of speech hast thou spoken! [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.552, +others; ποῖόν σε ἔπος φύγεν ἕρκος ὀδόντων 4.350, +others; simply, ποῖον ἔειπες 13.824, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.85, +others; ποῖον ἔρεξας 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.570)]; ποῖοί κ᾽ εἶτ᾽ Ὀδυσῆϊ ἀμυνέμεν what sort would ye be to.. ! [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 21.195)]; in simple questions, ποίῃ.. νηΐ σε ναῦται ἤγαγο; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (16.222; κοίῃ χειρ; 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.155, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 304 (Lyric poetry), etc.)]; ποῖος οὐ interrogative, equivalent to every affirmative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.21, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 420, etc.)]
2 frequently in Comedy texts and Prose dialogue, used in repeating a word used by the former speaker, to express scornful surprise, Πρωτέως τάδ᾽ ἐστὶ μέλαθρα. Answ. ποίου Πρωτέω; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 874, compare “Ach.” 62, 157, 761, “Nu.” 367, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 180b, “Grg.” 490e, “Chrm.” 174b: twice in Trag., 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 427, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 567: with _Article_, τὰν ποίαν σύριγγ; 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 5.5: abbreviation ποῖ (which see).)]
3 with the Article, when the question implies a Noun which is defined by the Article or the context, τὸ π. εὑρὼν.. φάρμακο; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 251; τὰ π. τρύχ; μῶν ἐν οἷς..; 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 418)]; λέγεις δὲ τὴν π. κατάστασιν ὀλιγαρχία; Answ. τὴν ἀπὸ τιμημάτων πολιτείαν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 550c)]: frequently with the demonstrative, ὁ ποῖος οὗτος Λάμαχο; Answ. ὁ δεινός, ὁ ταλαύρινος.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 963, compare “Nu.” 1270, 4th c.BC: Timocles Comicus 12.4 (corr. Elmsley))]: sometimes the answer is given more generally, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 120, 291, “OC” 1415, “Ph.” 1229: in Prose, τὸ π.; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 220e, etc.; τὸ π. δ; [prev. author] “Tht.” 147d, “Phdr.” 279a; τὰ π. ταῦτ; [prev. author] “Cra.” 395d, etc.; τῆς π. μερίδος γενέσθαι τὴν πόλιν ἐβούλετ᾽ ἄ; 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.64)]: so also without the Article, κοῖα ταῦτα λέγει; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.48)]; π. Ἐρινὺν τήνδε..; what sort of Fury is this that..? [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1119)]; π. ἐρεῖς τόδ᾽ ἔπο; what sort of word is this that thou wilt speak? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1204 (Lyric poetry), compare 441, etc.)]
4 ποῖός τι; making the question less definite, κοῖόν μέ τινα νομίζουσι Πέρσαι εἶνα; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.34, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1163, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.1.6, etc.: with _Article_, τὰ ποῖ᾽ ἄττ; [prev. author] “Cyr.” 3.3.8, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 240c.)]
II like{ὁποῖος}, in indirect questions, διδάξω.. ποῖα χρὴ λέγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 519, compare “Pr.” 196, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 153 (Lyric poetry), etc.; ποῖα ἄττα δεῖ ἡμᾶς λέγειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 398c)]; οὐκ οἶδα ὁποίᾳ τόλμῃ ἢ ποίοις λόγοις χρώμενος ἐρῶ[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 414d; εἴρετο.. κοῖός τις δοκέοι ἀνὴρ εἶναι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.34; doubled, ποίαν χρὴ [γυναῖκα] ποίῳ ἀνδρὶ συνοῦσαν τίκτειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 149d.)]
III ={ποδαπός}; ποῖος οὑτοσὶ [ὁ] Τιμόθεο;—Μιλήσιός τις.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 145.20, compare 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Epigrammata” 36.)]
III.2 whose? ἐν π. δυνάμει ἢ ἐν π. ὀνόματ; [NT (NT.Act.4.7, cf. NT.Matt.21.23.)]
IV simply, what, which? especially of place or time, ποίης ἐξ εὔχεται εἶναι γαίη; [NT+8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.406, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.97; ἐν π. πόλε; 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 23 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator, compare 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 267.6; ἐκ ποίας πόλεως σὺ ε; LXX.2Ki.15.2, cf. LXX.1Ki.13.12, +others, NT.Act.23.34)]; ποίᾳ ἄλλῃ (i.e. ὁδῷ); by what other way? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1219 (hence κοίῃ)] metaphorically, how? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.30))]; ποίου χρόνο; since what time? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 278, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 815 (nisi to be read πόσον); ἀπὸ π. χρόνο; 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 920, “UPZ” 65.7 (2nd c.BC))]; ἀπὸ ποίου ἔτους [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“PAmh.” 2.68.7 (1st c.AD))]; ποίᾳ ἡμέρ; [NT+4th c.BC+ (NT.Matt.24.42, compare 4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “Epitaphius” 31, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Categoriae” 5a20, 22, “SIG” 826 E ii28 (Delph., 2nd c.BC), “IG” 5(1).1390.113 (Andania, 1st c.BC), “PUniv.Giss.” 20.18 (2nd c.AD))]; φυλᾶς ἑλομένοις ἑκάστου (={-ῳ}) ποίας κε βέλλειτει (ἧστινος ἂν βούληται, i.e. εἶναι) [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“IG” 9(2).517.20 (Larissa, 3rd c.BC))]; ποίας φυλῆς ἐστι [LXX (LXX.Tob.5.8)]; π., = quis, [Refs (“Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum”)]
V ={πότερος}, [Refs (“Anecdota Graeca - MSS. Bibl. Oxon.” 1.284.)]
VI adverb ποίως Hdn.Gr.2.925, [Refs (Bacchius Musicus “Εἰσαγωγὴ τέχνης μουσικῆς” 93)]. [The first syllable is sometimes short in Trag. and Comedy texts, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 911, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1369.])]