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|Definition=α, ον, Ion. [[κοῖος]], η, ον,<br><span class="bld">A</span> of what kind? in Hom. commonly expressing surprise and anger, <b class="b3">π. τὸν μῦθον ἔειπες</b> [[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; <b class="b3">ποῖοί κ' εἶτ' Ὀδυσῆϊ ἀμυνέμεν</b> [[what sort]] would ye be to…! Od.21.195; in simple questions, ποίῃ… νηΐ σε ναῦται ἤγαγον; 16.222; κοίῃ χειρί; [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]4.155, cf. A.''Th.''304 (lyr.), etc.; <b class="b3">ποῖος οὐ</b> interrog., equiv. to [[every]] affirm., [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]7.21, [[Sophocles|S.]]''[[Oedipus Tyrannus|OT]]''420, etc.<br><span class="bld">2</span> freq. in Com. and Prose dialogue, used in repeating a word used by the former speaker, to express scornful surprise, <b class="b3">Πρωτέως τάδ' ἐστὶ μέλαθρα</b>. Answ. ποίου Πρωτέως; Ar.''Th.''874, cf. ''Ach.''62,157, 761, ''Nu.''367, [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Theaetetus|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]] ([[quod vide|q.v.]]).<br><span class="bld">3</span> with the Art., when the question implies a Noun which is defined by the Art. or the context, τὸ π. εὑρὼν… φάρμακον; [[Aeschylus|A.]]''[[Prometheus Vinctus|Pr.]]''251; τὰ π. τρύχη; μῶν ἐν οἷς…; [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[Acharnians|Ach.]]''418; <b class="b3">λέγεις δὲ τὴν π. κατάστασιν ὀλιγαρχίαν</b>; Answ. τὴν ἀπὸ τιμημάτων πολιτείαν [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Republic|R.]]'' 550c: freq. with the demonstr., <b class="b3">ὁ ποῖος οὗτος Λάμαχος</b>; Answ. ὁ δεινός, ὁ ταλαύρινος… [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[Acharnians|Ach.]]''963, cf. ''Nu.''1270, Timocl.12.4 (corr. Elmsley): sometimes the answer is given more generally, [[Sophocles|S.]]''[[Oedipus Tyrannus|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 ἐβούλετ' ἄν; D.18.64: so also without the Art., κοῖα ταῦτα λέγεις; [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]7.48; <b class="b3">π. Ἐρινὺν τήνδε…</b>; [[what sort of]] Fury is this that…? [[Aeschylus|A.]]''[[Agamemnon|Ag.]]''1119; <b class="b3">π. ἐρεῖς τόδ' ἔπος</b>; [[what sort of]] word is this that thou wilt speak? S.''Ph.''1204 (lyr.), cf. 441, etc.<br><span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b3">ποῖός τις</b>; making the question less definite, κοῖόν μέ τινα νομίζουσι Πέρσαι εἶναι; [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]3.34, cf. [[Sophocles|S.]]''[[Oedipus Coloneus|OC]]''1163, X.''HG''4.1.6, etc.: with Art., τὰ ποῖ' ἄττα; Id.''Cyr.''3.3.8, cf. Pl.''Sph.''240c.<br><span class="bld">II</span> 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 [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Republic|R.]]'' 398c; <b class="b3">οὐκ οἶδα ὁποίᾳ τόλμῃ ἢ ποίοις λόγοις χρώμενος ἐρῶ</b> ib.414d; εἴρετο… κοῖός τις δοκέοι ἀνὴρ εἶναι [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]3.34; doubled, ποίαν χρὴ [γυναῖκα] ποίῳ ἀνδρὶ συνοῦσαν τίκτειν [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Theaetetus|Tht.]]''149d.<br><span class="bld">III</span> = [[ποδαπός]]; ποῖος οὑτοσὶ Τιμόθεος;—Μιλήσιός τις… Pherecr.145.20, cf. Call.''Epigr.'' 36.<br><span class="bld">2</span> whose? ἐν π. δυνάμει ἢ ἐν π. ὀνόματι; ''Act.Ap.''4.7, cf.''Ev.Matt.'' 21.23.<br><span class="bld">IV</span> simply, [[what]], [[which?]] especially 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; <b class="b3">ποίᾳ ἄλλῃ</b> (''[[sc.]]'' [[ὁδῷ]]); by [[what]] other way? [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[The Birds|Av.]]''1219 (hence [[κοίῃ]] metaph., how? [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]1.30); <b class="b3">ποίου χρόνου</b>; since [[what]] time? [[Aeschylus|A.]]''[[Agamemnon|Ag.]]''278, cf. E.''IA''815 ([[nisi legendum|nisi leg.]] [[πόσον]]); ἀπὸ π. χρόνου; [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[The Birds|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, [[Aristotle|Arist.]]''[[Categories|Cat.]]''5a20,22, ''SIG''826 ''E''ii28 (Delph., ii B.C.), ''IG''5(1).1390.113 (Andania, i B.C.), ''PUniv.Giss.''20.18 (ii A.D.); <b class="b3">φυλᾶς ἑλομένοις ἑκάστου</b>(= -ῳ) <b class="b3"> ποίας κε βέλλειτει</b> (<b class="b3"> ἧστινος ἂν βούληται</b>, ''[[sc.]]'' [[εἶναι]]) ''IG''9(2).517.20 (Larissa, iii B.C.); ποίας φυλῆς ἐστι [[LXX]] ''To.''5.8; [[π]]., = [[quis]], ''Glossaria''<br><span class="bld">V</span> = [[πότερος]], ''An.Ox.''1.284.<br><span class="bld">VI</span> Adv. [[ποίως]] Hdn.Gr.2.925, Bacch.''Harm.''93. [The first [[syllable]] is sometimes short in Trag. and Com., A.''Supp.''911, Ar.''V.'' 1369.]