ποῖον
poîos
what kind of
Interrogative adjective indicating quality or kind—'of what sort,' 'what kind,' 'what manner of.' The word is used to ask about the nature, quality, or character of something or someone, not merely to identify or single out. Contextually, it seeks information about the distinctive character or type of the subject, for example, 'what sort of man' or 'what kind of works.' In some cases it may extend to imply degree, implying 'how great' or 'what degree of.'
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Lexicon G4169
| Lemma | ποῖος |
| Transliteration | poîos |
| Strong's | G4169 |
| Definition | Interrogative adjective indicating quality or kind—'of what sort,' 'what kind,' 'what manner of.' The word is used to ask about the nature, quality, or character of something or someone, not merely to identify or single out. Contextually, it seeks information about the distinctive character or type of the subject, for example, 'what sort of man' or 'what kind of works.' In some cases it may extend to imply degree, implying 'how great' or 'what degree of.' |
Morphology DET NOM N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | DET — Determiner — Specifies a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | what kind of |
| Literal | what-sort-of |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ποῖος |
| Strong's | G4169 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4169-05
the one making
| Morphological Notes | Verb, present active participle, nominative masculine singular (Gr,V,PPA,NMS): ongoing active action functioning substantivally. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present active participle nominative masculine singular denotes an ongoing action attributed to a masculine subject, hence "the one making," preserving both the active voice and continuous aspect. |
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