Search / G4169
ποῖος G4169
IPro-AMS  |  33× in 2 senses
which, what (interrogative selection); what kind of, what sort of
1. which, what (interrogative selection) Interrogative pronoun asking for identification or selection from a set, translated 'which' or 'what' when the question seeks to identify a specific item or person. 26×
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS Comparison Comparison and Manner
AR["أَيَّ","أَيَّةُ","أَيَّةِ","أَيُّ","أَيِّ","أَيّ","فِي-أَيِّ"]·ben["-কর্তৃত্বে","এইগুলি","কি","কী","কোন","কোন-","কোন্","কোন্‌"]·DE["welch","welcher"]·EN["what","what-kind-of","which"]·FR["quel","qui"]·heb["אֵיזֶה","אֵיזוֹ","בְּאֵיזֶהַ","בְּאֵיזוֹ","מָה"]·HI["-से","किस","कैसी","कौन-सी","तुमने"]·ID["apa","apakah","hari-yang-mana","jaga-mana","kuasa","mana","pukul-berapa","yang-mana"]·IT["che-cosa","quale?"]·jav["ingkang-pundi","punapa","pundi","wekdal-punapa"]·KO["무슨","어느","어떤"]·PT["qual","que"]·RU["в-какой","в-какую","в-который","какая","каким-","какое","какой","какою","какою-"]·ES["a-qué","cuál","en-cuál"]·SW["-","gani","hivi","ipi","jimbo-gani","mamlaka-gani","ni-jambo-gani","saa-gani","yupi"]·TR["-","hangi","nasıl"]·urd["کس","کون-سے","کونسا","کیا","ہے"]
▼ 1 more sense below

Senses
2. what kind of, what sort of Qualitative interrogative asking about the nature, type, or character of something, translated 'what kind of' or 'what sort of' when the question concerns quality rather than identity.
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS Comparison Comparison and Manner
AR["أَيَّ","أَيُّ","أَيِّ","بِأَيِّ","بِـ-أَيِّ","ماذا"]·ben["কি","কিসের","কেমন","কোন","কোন-প্রকার","কোন্ও"]·DE["welch","welcher"]·EN["by-what-kind-of","what","what-kind","what-kind-of"]·FR["quel","qui","quoi?"]·heb["אֵיזֶה","אֵיזוֹ","בְּאֵיזֶה"]·HI["किस","किस-प्रकार-की","कैसा","कैसी","कैसे"]·ID["Rumah-apakah","apakah","dengan-kematian-apa","dengan-mati","seperti-apa","waktu-macam-apa"]·IT["che-cosa","quale?"]·jav["Ingkang-pundi","kados-punapa","pejah-ingkang-punapa","punapa","pundi"]·KO["무슨","어떠한","어떤"]·PT["Pois-qual","de-que","qual","que-tipo-de"]·RU["какая","какое","какой","какою"]·ES["con-qué","cuál","de-qué-clase","qué","qué-tipo-de"]·SW["gani","kifo-gani","sifa-gani","wakati-gani","ya-namna-gani"]·TR["hangi","nasıl","ne-tür","ne-türlü"]·urd["کِس","کیسا","کیسی","کیسے"]

BDB / Lexicon Reference
ποῖος, α, ον, Ionic dialect κοῖος, η, ον, of what kind? in Refs 8th c.BC+ what manner of speech hast thou spoken! Refs 8th c.BC+; ποῖοί κ᾽ εἶτ᾽ Ὀδυσῆϊ ἀμυνέμεν what sort would ye be to.. ! Refs 8th c.BC+; in simple questions, ποίῃ.. νηΐ σε ναῦται ἤγαγο; Refs 5th c.BC+; ποῖος οὐ interrogative, equivalent to every affirmative, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 frequently in Comedy texts and Prose dialogue, used