Greek i · G4169
ποῖος
poiospoy'-os
what?
33 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: poîos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4169is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 27New Testament books
- 8spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4169
individualizing interrogative (of character) what sort of, or (of number) which one
The King James renders it: what (manner of), which.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
poios is rendered "what?". It stands 33 times in the Greek text, across ten books.
- Eight of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 19:18“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
Matthew 19:18ποίας
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in ten of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- what16
- which4
- by what2
- in what2
- What kind of2
- as what1
- at what1
- on what1
- what manner of1
- What things1
- what way1
- With what1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 33, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ποίᾳ12
- ποία6
- ποίῳ5
- ποῖον4
- ποίας3
- ποῖα1
- ποίαν1
- ποίου1
The grammar of each form
- question word · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular12I-DSF
- question word · nominative (subject) · feminine singular6I-NSF
- question word · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular3I-DSM
- question word · accusative (object) · masculine singular2I-ASM
- question word · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular2I-DSN
- question word · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2I-GSF
- question word · accusative (object) · feminine plural1I-APF
- question word · accusative (object) · neuter plural1I-APN
- question word · accusative (object) · feminine singular1I-ASF
- question word · accusative (object) · neuter singular1I-ASN
- question word · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1I-GSM
- question word · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1I-NSN
Matthew
seven uses
“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
- ποίαςpoiasquestion word · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: Which
When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
- ποίᾳpoiaquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: what
“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
- ποίᾳpoiaquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: what
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
- ποίᾳpoiaquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: what
“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
- ποίαpoiaquestion word · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: which
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
- ποίᾳpoiaquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: on what
But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
- ποίᾳpoiaquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: in what
Mark
four uses
“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”
- ποίᾳpoiaquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: what
“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
- ποίᾳpoiaquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: what
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
- ποίᾳpoiaquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: what
Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
- ποίαpoiaquestion word · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: Which
Luke
eight uses
but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
- ποίαςpoiasquestion word · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: what way
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
- ποίαpoiaquestion word · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: what
If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
- ποίαpoiaquestion word · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: what
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.
- ποίαpoiaquestion word · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: what
But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
- ποίᾳpoiaquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: in what
“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
- ποίᾳpoiaquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: what
And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
- ποίᾳpoiaquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: what
“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
- ποῖαpoiaquestion word · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: What things
John
four uses
But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
- ποῖονpoionquestion word · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: which
He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
- ποίῳpoioquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: by what
This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
- ποίῳpoioquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: as what
Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”
- ποίῳpoioquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: by what
Acts
four uses
They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
- ποίᾳpoiaquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: what
- ποίῳpoioquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: what
‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
- ποῖονpoionquestion word · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: What kind of
The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
- ποίαςpoiasquestion word · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: what
Romans
one use
Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.
- ποίουpoiouquestion word · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: what
1 Corinthians
one use
But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”
- ποίῳpoioquestion word · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: With what
James
one use
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.
- ποίαpoiaquestion word · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: What
1 Peter
two uses
trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
- ποῖονpoionquestion word · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: what manner of
How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
- ποῖονpoionquestion word · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: What kind of
Revelation
one use
Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
- ποίανpoianquestion word · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: at what
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.