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ποιός

poios-2

of a certain nature, kind

Appears 16 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ποιός, ά, όν, indef. Adj. A. of a certain nature, kind, or quality, Pl. Lg. 770d, Arist. Cat. 10a27, etc.; esp. joined with τις, Pl. Sph. 262e, al., Arist. Cat. 8b25; ποιὰ ἄττα Pl. R. 438b, al.; τὸ ποιόν, = ποιότης, Arist. Metaph. 1083a11, al.; μοναχῶς μὲν ἡ ποιότης λέγεται κατʼ αὐτοὺς τοὺς Στωϊκούς, τριχῶς δὲ ὁ ποιός Stoic. 2.129, cf. 131,168, al.: pl., τὰ τοιαῦτα π. Iamb. Comm.Math. 14; τὸ π. μέλος such-and-such, PMag.Par. 1.327.
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