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ποῖος

poios

of what kind?

Appears 401 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ποῖος, α, ον, Ion. κοῖος, η, ον, A. of what kind? in Hom. commonly expressing surprise and anger, π. τὸν μῦθον ἔειπες what manner of speech hast thou spoken! Il. 1.552, al.; ποῖόν σε ἔπος φύγεν ἕρκος ὀδόντων 4.350, al.; simply, ποῖον ἔειπες 13.824, Od. 2.85, al.; ποῖον ἔρεξας Il. 23.570; ποῖοί κʼ εἶτʼ Ὀδυσῆϊ ἀμυνέμεν what sort would ye be to . . ! Od. 21.195; in simple questions, ποίῃ . . νηΐ σε ναῦται ἤγαγον; 16.222; κοίῃ χειρί; Hdt. 4.155, cf. A. Th. 304 (lyr.), etc.; ποῖος οὐ interrog., equiv. to every affirm., Hdt. 7.21, S. OT 420, etc. 2. freq. in Com. and Prose dialogue, used in repeating a word used by the former speaker, to express scornful surprise, Πρωτέως τάδʼ ἐστὶ μέλαθρα. Answ. ποίου Πρωτέως; Ar. Th. 874, cf. Ach. 62,157, 761, Nu. 367, Pl. Tht. 180b, Grg. 490e, Chrm. 174b: twice in Trag., S. Tr. 427, E. Hel. 567: with Art., τὰν ποίαν σύριγγα; Theoc. 5.5: abbrev. ποῖ (q.v.). 3. with the Art., when the question implies a Noun which is defined by the Art. or the context, τὸ π. εὑρὼν . . φάρμακον; A. Pr. 251; τὰ π. τρύχη; μῶν ἐν οἷς . .; Ar. Ach. 418; λέγεις δὲ τὴν π. κατάστασιν ὀλιγαρχίαν; Answ. τὴν ἀπὸ τιμημάτων πολιτείαν Pl. R. 550c: freq. with the demonstr., ὁ ποῖος οὗτος Λάμαχος; Answ. ὁ δεινός, ὁ ταλαύρινος . . Ar. Ach. 963, cf. Nu. 1270, Timocl. 12.4 (corr. Elmsley): sts. the answer is given more generally, S. OT 120, 291, OC 1415, Ph. 1229: in Prose, τὸ π.; Pl. Sph. 220e, etc.; τὸ π. δή; Id. Tht. 147d, Phdr. 279a; τὰ π. ταῦτα; Id. Cra. 395d, etc.; τῆς π. μερίδος γενέσθαι τὴν πόλιν ἐβούλετʼ ἄν; D. 18.64: so also without the Art., κοῖα ταῦτα λέγεις; Hdt. 7.48; π. Ἐρινὺν τήνδε . .; what sort of Fury is this that . .? A. Ag. 1119; π. ἐρεῖς τόδʼ ἔπος; what sort of word is this that thou wilt speak? S. Ph. 1204 (lyr.), cf. 441, etc. 4. ποῖός τις; making the question less definite, κοῖόν μέ τινα νομίζουσι Πέρσαι εἶναι; Hdt. 3.34, cf. S. OC 1163, X. HG 4.1.6, etc.: with Art., τὰ ποῖʼ ἄττα; Id. Cyr. 3.3.8, cf. Pl. Sph. 240c. II. like ὁποῖος, in indirect questions, διδάξω . . ποῖα χρὴ λέγειν A. Supp. 519, cf. Pr. 196, S. Ph. 153 (lyr.), etc.; ποῖα ἄττα δεῖ ἡμᾶς λέγειν Pl. R. 398c; οὐκ οἶδα ὁποίᾳ τόλμῃ ἢ ποίοις λόγοις χρώμενος ἐρῶ ib.414d; εἴρετο . . κοῖός τις δοκέοι ἀνὴρ εἶναι Hdt. 3.34; doubled, ποίαν χρὴ [γυναῖκα] ποίῳ ἀνδρὶ συνοῦσαν τίκτειν Pl. Tht. 149d. III. = ποδαπός; ποῖος οὑτοσὶ <ὁ> Τιμόθεος;—Μιλήσιός τις . . Pherecr. 145.20, cf. Call. Epigr. 36. 2. whose? ἐν π. δυνάμει ἢ ἐν π. ὀνόματι; Act.Ap. 4.7, cf.Ev.Matt. 21.23. IV. simply, what, which? esp. of place or time, ποίης ἐξ εὔχεται εἶναι γαίης; Od. 1.406, cf. Pi. P. 4.97; ἐν π. πόλει; Eup. 23 D., cf. Alex. 267.6; ἐκ ποίας πόλεως σὺ εἶ; LXX 2 Ki. 15.2, cf. 3 Ki. 13.12, al., Act.Ap. 23.34; ποίᾳ ἄλλῃ (sc. ὁδῷ); by what other way? Ar. Av. 1219 (hence κοίῃ metaph., how? Hdt. 1.30); ποίου χρόνου; since what time? A. Ag. 278, cf. E. IA 815 (nisi leg. πόσον) ; ἀπὸ π. χρόνου; Ar. Av. 920, UPZ 65.7 (ii B.C.); ἀπὸ ποίου ἔτους PAmh. 2.68.7 (i A.D.); ποίᾳ ἡμέρᾳ; Ev.Matt. 24.42, cf. Hyp. Epit. 31, Arist. Cat. 5a20,22, SIG 826 Eii28 (Delph., ii B.C.), IG 5(1).1390.113 (Andania, i B.C.), PUniv.Giss. 20.18 (ii A.D.); φυλᾶς ἑλομένοις ἑκάστου ( = -ῳ) ποίας κε βέλλειτει ( ἧστινος ἂν βούληται, sc. εἶναι) IG 9(2).517.20 (Larissa, iii B.C.); ποίας φυλῆς ἐστι LXXTo. 5.8; π., = quis, Gloss. V. = πότερος, An.Ox. 1.284. VI. Adv. ποίως Hdn.Gr.2.925, Bacch. Harm. 93. [The first syll. is sts. short in Trag. and Com., A. Supp. 911, Ar. V. 1369.]
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