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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 ὀδόντων4.350, al.; simply, “ποῖον ἔειπες13.824, Od.2.85, al.; “ποῖον ἔρεξαςIl.23.570; ποῖοί κ᾽ εἶτ᾽ 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.OT420, etc.
2. freq. in Com. and Prose dialogue, used in repeating a word used by the former speaker, to express scornful surprise, Πρωτέως τάδ᾽ 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 πολιτείανPl.R. 550c: freq. with the demonstr., ποῖος οὗτος Λάμαχος; Answ. “ δεινός, ταλαύρινος . .Ar.Ach.963, cf. Nu.1270, Timocl.12.4 (corr. Elmsley): sts. the answer is given more generally, S.OT120, 291, OC1415, 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 ἐβούλετ᾽ 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 τόδ᾽ ἔπος; what sort of word is this that thou wilt speak? S.Ph.1204 (lyr.), cf. 441, etc.
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.IA815 (nisi leg. πόσον)“; ἀπὸ π. χρόνου;Ar.Av.920, UPZ65.7 (ii B.C.); “ἀπὸ ποίου ἔτουςPAmh.2.68.7 (i A.D.); “ποίᾳ ἡμέρᾳ;Ev.Matt.24.42, cf. Hyp.Epit.31, Arist.Cat.5a20,22, SIG826 Eii28 (Delph., ii B.C.), IG5(1).1390.113 (Andania, i B.C.), PUniv.Giss.20.18 (ii A.D.); φυλᾶς ἑλομένοις ἑκάστου ( = - ποίας κε βέλλειτει ἧστινος ἂν βούληται, sc. εἶναι) IG9(2).517.20 (Larissa, iii B.C.); “ποίας φυλῆς ἐστιLXXTo.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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