Question: ποῖος

MorphologyQuestion – ποῖος

• The forms of ποῖος follow the 2nd declension pattern for masc and neut and the -α 1st declension pattern for fem
• The following forms are identical or near-identical:
• fem nom sg ποία ≈ neut nom/acc pl ποῖα
• masc acc sg ποῖον = neut nom/acc sg ποῖον

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SyntaxQuestion – ποῖος

The question word ποῖος modifies rather than replaces an argument by questioning the specific kind of noun under discussion. In most cases, the noun is explicit in the syntax, though occasionally it is implicit and should be supplied from the context:

• (643) Explicit noun with ποῖος
• ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς; (Matt 21:23)
• By what kind of authority are you doing these things?

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