A. of what kind?in Hom. commonly expressing surprise and anger,π. τὸν μῦθον ἔειπες what manner ofspeech hast thou spoken! Il. 1.552 , al.; ποῖόν σε ἔπος φύγεν ἕρκος ὀδόντων
4.350
, al.; simply, ποῖον ἔειπες
13.824
, Od. 2.85 , al.; ποῖον ἔρεξας
Il. 23.570
;ποῖοί κ' εἶτ' Ὀδυσῆϊ ἀμυνέμεν what sortwould ye be to . . ! Od. 21.195 ; in simple questions, ποίῃ . . νηί̈ σε ναῦται ἤγαγον;
16.222
; κοίῃ χειρί;
Hdt. 4.155
, cf. A. Th. 304 (lyr.), etc.;ποῖος οὐinterrog., equiv. toeveryaffirm., Hdt. 7.21 , S. OT 420 , etc.
2. freq. in Com. and Prose dialogue, used in repeating a word used by the former speaker, to express scornful surprise,Πρωτέως τάδ' ἐστὶ μέλαθρα.Answ. ποίου Πρωτέως;
;π. Ἐρινὺν τήνδε . .; what sort ofFury is this that . .? A. Ag. 1119 ;π. ἐρεῖς τόδ' ἔπος; what sort ofword is this that thou wilt speak? S. Ph. 1204 (lyr.), cf. 441 , etc.
4. ποῖός τις;making the question less definite, κοῖόν μέ τινα νομίζουσι Πέρσαι εἶναι;
Hdt. 3.34
, cf. S. OC 1163 , X. HG 4.1.6 , etc.: with Art., τὰ ποῖ' ἄττα;
Id. Cyr. 3.3.8
, cf. Pl. Sph. 240c .
II.
like ὁποῖος , in indirect questions, διδάξω . . ποῖα χρὴ λέγειν
A. Supp. 519
, cf. Pr. 196 , S. Ph. 153 (lyr.), etc.; ποῖα ἄττα δεῖ ἡμᾶς λέγειν
