ποίῳ

poîos

what

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.'

G4169

John 18:32 · Word #10

Lexicon G4169

Lemmaποῖος
Transliterationpoîos
Strong'sG4169
DefinitionInterrogative 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 DAT M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech DET — Determiner — Specifies a noun
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasewhat
Literalwhat-kind-of

Lexical Info

Lemmaποῖος
Strong'sG4169

SIBI-P1 Translation G4169-04

I make

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense (ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, 1st person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe present active indicative first person singular denotes an ongoing or characteristic action performed by the speaker. "I make" preserves the core root sense of bringing about or performing while reflecting the active, first-person form.

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