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GreekG4169Interjection

ποῖος

poios

32Occurrences
G4169Strong's #
InterjectionPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

individualizing interrogative (of character) what sort of, or (of number) which one

from the base of G4226 (ποῦ) and G3634 (οἷος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
interrog. pronom. adj. (corresponding to the demonstr. *τοῖος *and the relat. οἷος), of what quality or sort: absol., n. pl.; with subst.; (a) prop., in direct questions: , (but see: ποία); (b) in indirect questions = *ὁποῖος *: *ποῖας *(sc. ὁδοῦ).
LXX: chiefly for זֶה אֵי־

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Interjection

Morphology Code

G:I

Full Description

Greek Interjection

Occurrences

ποῖος appears 32 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
8
Matthew
7
John
4
Mark
4
Acts
3
1 Peter
2
1 Corinthians
1
James
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 15:35BSB

But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”

James 4:14BSB

You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

Luke 20:2BSB

“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

Luke 6:34BSB

And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

Matthew 24:42BSB

Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.