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ποῖ

poi

whither?

Appears 40 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ποῖ, interrog. Adv. A. whither? v.l. in Thgn. 586 (leg. πῇ), freq. in Trag., Com., and Att. Prose; π. με χρὴ μολεῖν; S. El. 812; π. τις φύγῃ; Ar. Pl. 438; π. τις ἂν τράποιτο; π. τις τρέψεται; ib.374, Th. 603; ellipt., π. Κλυταιμνήστρα; whither has she gone? A. Ch. 882, cf. 405 codd. (lyr.). 2. c. gen., π. χθονός; π. γᾶς; to what spot of earth? Id. Supp. 777(lyr.), S. Tr. 984(anap.), etc.; π. φροντίδος; π. φρενῶν; π. γνώμης; Id. OC 170 (anap.), 310, Tr. 705; cf. κῆχος. II. to what end? πῶς τε καὶ π. τελευτᾷ; A. Pers. 735, cf. Ch. 732; ἃ δʼ ὑπέσχεο π. καταθήσεις; S. OC 227 (anap.). III. how long? ποῖ χρῆν ἀναμεῖναι; Ar. Lys. 526. B. ποι, enclit. Adv. somewhither, S. OC 26, Ar. Pl. 447, Pl. R. 420a, etc. 2. Aeol. = που (q.v.). C. ποί, Dor. = πρός, v. ποτί. D. ποῖ shortd. for ποῖον, Ar. Lys. 193, 383 (cf. ποίαν monosyll. in V. 1369 and v. ποῖος I.2).
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