τοῖος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<b class="b3">τοία</b> (Ion. <b class="b3">τοίη</b>) <b class="b3">, τοῖον</b>:—demonstr. Pron., corresponding to the relat. <b class="b3">οἷος</b>, interrog. <b class="b3">ποῖος</b>, and indef. <b class="b3">ποιός</b>, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">such, such-like</b>, common in Poets, but rare in Prose (where <b class="b3">τοιόσδε</b> or <b class="b3">τοιοῦτος</b> is used, v. infr.): prop. <b class="b3">τοῖος</b> requires an answering clause with <b class="b3">οἷος, τοῖος ἐών, οἷος οὔ τις Ἀχαιῶν</b> (sc. <b class="b3">ἐστίν</b>) <span class="bibl">Il.18.105</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.4.342</span>, al.; <b class="b3">τοῖος ἐών, οἷόν κε . . ἴδησθε</b> ib.<span class="bibl">421</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">1.257</span>, al.; <b class="b3">οὐ γάρ πω τοίους ἴδον... οἷον Πειρίθοον</b>( = [[οἷος Πειρίθοος ἦν]]) <span class="bibl">Il.1.262</span>; <b class="b3">οἵηπερ φύλλων γενεή, τοίη δὲ</b> (not <b class="b3">τοιήδε</b>) καὶ ἀνδρῶν <span class="bibl">6.146</span>: for <b class="b3">οἷος</b> we have <b class="b3">ὁποῖος</b>, <span class="bibl">Od.17.421</span>; or simple relat. Pron., ἡμεῖς δ' εἰμὲν τοῖοι, οἳ ἂν σέθεν ἀντιάσαιμεν <span class="bibl">Il.7.231</span> (v. infr.), cf. <span class="bibl">17.164</span>, <span class="bibl">24.153</span>,<span class="bibl">182</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.2.286</span>, al.: rarely a Conj. instead of a relat. Adj., <b class="b3">τοῖον ὅπως ἐθέλει</b> <b class="b2">such as</b>... <span class="bibl">16.208</span>: but <b class="b3">τοῖος</b> is sts. abs., referring to something mentioned earlier, <span class="bibl">Il.4.289</span>,<span class="bibl">390</span>,<span class="bibl">399</span>, <span class="bibl">5.828</span>, <span class="bibl">17.170</span>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>6(5).14</span>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span> 378</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>562</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>470</span> (paratrag.), etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> with qualifying words, τεύχεσι τοῖον <span class="bibl">Il.5.450</span>; τ . . . ἐν πολέμῳ <span class="bibl">18.105</span>; τ. ἰδεῖν <span class="bibl">Thgn.216</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> in early Prose writers only used in such phrases as τοῖος ἢ τοῖος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>429b</span>, <span class="bibl">437e</span>; τοῖα καὶ τοῖα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Phdr.</span> 271d</span>, cf. Longin.27.1; οἱ μὲν τ. οἱ δὲ τ. <span class="bibl">Epicur.<span class="title">Ep.</span>1p.14U.</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arr. <span class="title">Epict.</span>3.16.11</span>; οὐ μᾶλλον τοῖον ἢ τοῖον εἶναι Plu.2.1108f, al.: in late Prose used alone, <span class="bibl">S.E.<span class="title">P.</span>1.228</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">M.</span>7.197</span>, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>1.41</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>903.14</span> (iv A.D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">τοῖος</b> c. inf., <b class="b2">such as</b> to do, i. e. <b class="b2">fit</b> or <b class="b2">able</b> to do, τοῖοι ἀμυνέμεν <span class="bibl">Od.2.60</span>: cf. οἷος <span class="bibl">111</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> with an Adj. of the same gender and case, it emphasizes the sense of the Adj., <b class="b2">so very, just</b>... <b class="b3">ἐπιεικέα τοῖον</b> <b class="b2">just</b> of moderate size, <span class="bibl">Il.23.246</span>; <b class="b3">πέλαγος μέγα τοῖον</b> a sea <b class="b2">so</b> large, <span class="bibl">Od.3.321</span>; <b class="b3">κερδαλέον δὴ τ</b>. <b class="b2">so very</b> knowing, <span class="bibl">15.451</span>; still stronger, <b class="b3">ἀβληχρὸς μάλα τ</b>. <b class="b2">so exceeding</b> gentle, <span class="bibl">11.135</span>, <span class="bibl">23.282</span>; μείδησε . . σαρδάνιον μάλα τ. <span class="bibl">20.302</span>: rarely with Sup., <b class="b3">τ. μέγιστος δοῦπος</b> v.l. in <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>703</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> in late Ep., = [[οἷος]], <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>762</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Al.</span>232</span>,<span class="bibl">293</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">V</span> neut. <b class="b3">τοῖον</b> as Adv., <b class="b2">thus, so much</b>, τοῖον γὰρ ὑποτρομέουσι <span class="bibl">Il.22.241</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.3.496</span>; <b class="b3">θάμα τ</b>. <b class="b2">ever so</b> often, <span class="bibl">1.209</span>; ἀλλ' ἴθι σιγῇ τ. <span class="bibl">7.30</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">4.776</span>: in later Ep. <b class="b3">τοίως</b>, <span class="bibl">Theoc.24.72</span> codd., <span class="bibl">A.R.3.1399</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">VI</span> Sch.<span class="bibl">Il.7.231</span> (v. supr. <span class="bibl">1.1</span>) has <b class="b3">οἱ γλωσσογράφοι τὸ τοῖοι ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀγαθοί· ὅθεν καὶ Καλλίμαχος τῷ τοίων δεῖ κέχρηται</b>.</span>