ποῖος poios

Greek word for “what?” · Strong’s G4169 · used 33 times in 32 verses

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Meaning

ποῖος, -α, -ον; interrog.

How it is translated

Glosses given for poios in context, with how often each is used:

• what 23
• which 3
• what kind 2
• which commandments? 1
• what way 1
• what things? 1
• what is 1
• what manner 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 21 (3), Mark 11 (3), Luke 6 (3), Matthew 24 (2), Luke 20 (2), Matthew 19 (1), Matthew 22 (1), Mark 12 (1), Luke 5 (1), Luke 12 (1)

Forms

• ποίᾳ 12
• ποία 6
• ποίῳ 5
• ποῖον 4
• ποίας 3
• ποῖα 1
• ποίου 1
• ποίαν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with poios more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἐξουσία exousia “authority” 8
• σημαίνω sēmainō “to signify” 3
• ἀποκρίνω apokrinō “to answer” 6
• κλέπτης kleptēs “thief” 3
• γρηγορέω grēgoreō “to keep watch” 3
• ἤ ē “or” 5
• χάρις charis “grace” 4
• ἁμαρτωλός hamartōlos “sinful” 3
• ἐρέω rheō, ereō “to say” 3
• διορύσσω diorussō “to break in” 2
• ἐπερωτάω eperōtaō “to question” 3
• ἀγαθοποιέω agathopoieō “to do good” 2

Key verses

The verses using poios that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 19:18 — He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
• Matthew 21:23 — And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou…
• Matthew 21:27 — And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
• Matthew 24:42 — Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
• Mark 11:33 — And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
• Luke 24:19 — And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the…
• John 10:32 — Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
• Romans 3:27 — Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
• James 4:14 — Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
• 1 Peter 1:11 — Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory…
• 1 Peter 2:20 — For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently,…
• Revelation 3:3 — Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.