what?

Greek Interogative

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)

what?

Greek Interogative

ποῖος, α, ον, Ionic dialect κοῖος, η, ον, of what kind? in [Refs 8th c.BC+] what manner of speech hast thou spoken! [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ποῖοί κ᾽ εἶτ᾽ Ὀδυσῆϊ ἀμυνέμεν what sort would ye be to! [Refs 8th c.BC+]; in simple questions, ποίῃ. νηΐ σε ναῦται ἤγαγο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποῖος οὐ interrogative, equivalent to every affirmative, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 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+] 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+]; λέγεις δὲ τὴν π. κατάστασιν ὀλιγαρχία; Answ. τὴν ἀπὸ τιμημάτων πολιτείαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently with the demonstrative, ὁ ποῖος οὗτος Λάμαχο; Answ. ὁ δεινός, ὁ ταλαύρινος. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: sometimes the answer is given more generally, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: so also without the Article, κοῖα ταῦτα λέγει; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. Ἐρινὺν τήνδε; what sort of Fury is this that? [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. ἐρεῖς τόδ᾽ ἔπο; what sort of word is this that thou wilt speak? [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) ποῖός τι; making the question less definite, κοῖόν μέ τινα νομίζουσι Πέρσαι εἶνα; [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) like{ὁποῖος}, in indirect questions, διδάξω. ποῖα χρὴ λέγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ οἶδα ὁποίᾳ τόλμῃ ἢ ποίοις λόγοις χρώμενος ἐρῶ[Refs 5th c.BC+] III) ={ποδαπός}; ποῖος οὑτοσὶ [ὁ] Τιμόθεο;—Μιλήσιός τις. [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) whose? ἐν π. δυνάμει ἢ ἐν π. ὀνόματ; [NT] IV) simply, what, which? especially of place or time, ποίης ἐξ εὔχεται εἶναι γαίη; [NT+8th c.BC+]; ποίᾳ ἄλλῃ (i.e. ὁδῷ); by what other way? [Refs 5th c.BC+] metaphorically, how? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποίου χρόνο; since what time? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπὸ ποίου ἔτους [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ποίᾳ ἡμέρ; [NT+4th c.BC+]; φυλᾶς ἑλομένοις ἑκάστου (={-ῳ}) ποίας κε βέλλειτει (ἧστινος ἂν βούληται, i.e. εἶναι) [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ποίας φυλῆς ἐστι [LXX]; π, = quis, [Refs] V) ={πότερος}, [Refs] VI) adverb ποίως Hdn.Gr.2.925, [Refs]. [The first syllable is sometimes short in Trag. and Comedy texts, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

individualizing interrogative (of character) what sort of, or (of number) which one; what (manner of), which; from the base of g4226 (ποῦ) and g3634 (οἷος)