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ποῖος
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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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.)
IDX:
26579
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n26611
Key:
poi=os

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