ποῖος, α, ον,
Ion. κοῖος, η, ον, of what kind? in Hom. commonly expressing surprise and anger, π. τὸν μῦθον ἔειπες what manner of speech hast thou spoken! Il. 1.552, al.; ποῖόν σε ἔπος φύγεν ἕρκος ὀδόντων 4.350, al.; simply, ποῖον ἔειπες 13.824, Od. 2.85, al.; ποῖον ἔρεξας Il. 23.570; ποῖοί κ’ εἶτ’ Ὀδυσῆϊ ἀμυνέμεν what sort would ye be to . . ! Od. 21.195; in simple questions, ποίῃ . . νηΐ σε ναῦται ἤγαγον; 16.222; κοίῃ χειρί; Hdt. 4.155, cf. A. Th. 304 (lyr.), etc.; ποῖος οὐ interrog., equiv. to every affirm., Hdt. 7.21, S. OT 420, etc.
2. freq. in Com. and Prose dialogue, used in repeating a word used by the former speaker, to express scornful surprise, Πρωτέως τάδ’ ἐστὶ μέλαθρα. Answ. ποίου Πρωτέως; Ar. Th. 874, cf. Ach. 62, 157, 761, Nu. 367, Pl. Tht. 180b, Grg. 490e, Chrm. 174b: twice in Trag., S. Tr. 427, E. Hel. 567: with Art., τὰν ποίαν σύριγγα; Theoc. 5.5: abbrev. ποῖ (q.v.).
3. with the Art., when the question implies a Noun which is defined by the Art. or the context, τὸ π. εὑρὼν . . φάρμακον; A. Pr. 251; τὰ π. τρύχη; μῶν ἐν οἷς . .; Ar. Ach. 418; λέγεις δὲ τὴν π. κατάστασιν ὀλιγαρχίαν; Answ. τὴν ἀπὸ τιμημάτων πολιτείαν Pl. R. 550c: freq. with the demonstr., ὁ ποῖος οὗτος Λάμαχος; Answ. ὁ δεινός, ὁ ταλαύρινος . . Ar. Ach. 963, cf. Nu. 1270, Timocl. 12.4 (corr. Elmsley): sts. the answer is given more generally, S. OT 120, 291, OC 1415, Ph. 1229: in Prose, τὸ π.; Pl. Sph. 220e, etc.; τὸ π. δή; Id. Tht. 147d, Phdr. 279a; τὰ π. ταῦτα; Id. Cra. 395d, etc.; τῆς π. μερίδος γενέσθαι τὴν πόλιν ἐβούλετ’ ἄν; D. 18.64: so also without the Art., κοῖα ταῦτα λέγεις; Hdt. 7.48; π. Ἐρινὺν τήνδε . .; what sort of Fury is this that . .. A. Ag. 1119; π. ἐρεῖς τόδ’ ἔπος; what sort of word is this that thou wilt speak? S. Ph. 1204 (lyr.), cf. 441, etc.
4. ποῖός τις; making the question less definite, κοῖόν μέ τινα νομίζουσι Πέρσαι εἶναι; Hdt. 3.34, cf. S. OC 1163, X. HG 4.1.6, etc.: with Art., τὰ ποῖ’ ἄττα; Id. Cyr. 3.3.8, cf. Pl. Sph. 240c .
II like ὁποῖος, in indirect questions, διδάξω . . ποῖα χρὴ λέγειν A. Supp. 519, cf. Pr. 196, S. Ph. 153 (lyr.), etc.; ποῖα ἄττα δεῖ ἡμᾶς λέγειν Pl. R. 398c; οὐκ οἶδα ὁποίᾳ τόλμῃ ἢ ποίοις λόγοις χρώμενος ἐρῶ ib. 414d; εἴρετο . . κοῖός τις δοκέοι ἀνὴρ εἶναι Hdt. 3.34; doubled, ποίαν χρὴ [γυναῖκα] ποίῳ ἀνδρὶ συνοῦσαν τίκτειν Pl. Tht. 149d .
III = ποδαπός; ποῖος οὑτοσὶ [ὁ] Τιμόθεος; - Μιλήσιός τις . . Pherecr. 145.20, cf. Call. Epigr. 36 .
2. whose? ἐν π. δυνάμει ἢ ἐν π. ὀνόματι; [Act 4:7], cf. Ev.[Mat 21:23] . simply, what, which? esp. of place or time, ποίης ἐξ εὔχεται εἶναι γαίης; Od. 1.406, cf. Pi. P. 4.97; ἐν π. πόλει; Eup. 23 D., cf. Alex. 267.6; ἐκ ποίας πόλεως σὺ εἶ; LXX [2Sa 15:2]; [1Ki 13:12], al., [Act 23:34]; ποίᾳ ἄλλῃ (sc. ὁδῷ ); by what other way? Ar. Av. 1219 (hence κοίῃ metaph., how? Hdt. 1.30 ); ποίου χρόνου; since what time? A. Ag. 278, cf. E. IA 815 (nisi leg. πόσον ) ; ἀπὸ π. χρόνου; Ar. Av. 920, UPZ 65.7 (ii B.C.); ἀπὸ ποίου ἔτους PAmh. 2.68.7 (i A.D.); ποίᾳ ἡμέρᾳ; Ev.[Mat 24:42], cf. Hyp. Epit. 31, Arist. Cat. 5a20, 22, SIG 826 E ii28 (Delph., ii B.C. ), IG 5(1).1390.113 (Andania, i B.C. ), PUniv.Giss. 20.18 (ii A.D.); φυλᾶς ἑλομένοις ἑκάστου ( = -ῳ ) ποίας κε βέλλειτει ( ἧστινος ἂν βούληται, sc. εἶναι ) IG 9(2).517.20 (Larissa, iii B.C. ); ποίας φυλῆς ἐστι LXX To. 5.8; π., = quis, Gloss. = πότερος, An.Ox. 1.284. Adv. ποίως Hdn.Gr.2.925, Bacch. Harm. 93 . [The first syll. is sts. short in Trag. and Com., A. Supp. 911, Ar. V. 1369 .]
ποῖος , - α , - ον ,
interrog. pronom. adj.
(corresponding to the demonstr. τοῖος and the relat. οἷος ),
[in LXX chiefly for H2088 אֵי־ ;]
of what quality or sort: absol. , n . p1., [Luk 24:19]; c . subst .;
(a) prop ., in direct questions: [Mat 19:18]; [Mat 21:23]; [Mat 22:36]; [Mat 24:42], [Mar 11:28]; [Mar 12:28], [Luk 6:32-34], [Joh 10:32], [Act 4:7]; [Act 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]; [Mat 21:27]; [Mat 24:43], [Mar 11:29]; [Mar 11:33], [Luk 12:39]; [Luk 20:2]; [Luk 20:8], [Joh 12:33]; [Joh 18:32]; [Joh 21:19] Act 23:34 , [1Pe 1:11], [Rev 3:3]; ποῖας ( sc . ὁδοῦ ), [Luk 5:19]. †