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ποῖος ποῖος, α, ον of what nature? of what sort? Lat. qualis? used in questions:—in Hom. expressing surprise and anger, ποῖον τὸν μῦθον ἔειπες what manner of speech hast thou spoken! ποῖόν σε ἔπος φύγεν ἕρκος ὀδόντων! ποῖον ἔειπες! etc. ποῖος οὐ; interrog., equiv. to ἕκαστος affirm., Hdt., Soph. in Attic, often with Art., τὸ ποῖον φάρμακον; Aesch.; τὰ ποῖα τρύχη; Ar.; τὸ ποῖον; Plat., etc. ποῖός τις; makes the question less definite, κοῖόν μέ τινα νομίζουσιν εἶναι; Hdt.; ποῖʼ ἄττα; Plat.; τὰ τοῖʼ ἄττα; Xen. ποίᾳ, Ionic κοίῃ, as Adv., = πῶς; Lat. quomodo? Hdt., Ar. like ὁποῖος, in indirect questions, διδάξω ποῖα χρὴ λέγειν Aesch. etc. (ποῖος, πόσος must be referred to a primitive *πός, as the correlat. Adjs. οἷος, ὅσος to ὅς.)

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of what nature? of what sort?

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ποῖος

Headword (normalized):

ποῖος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ποιος

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26579

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n26611

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poi=os

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