πύσμα,ατος,τό, (πυνθάνομαι)
A. question, Ph. 1.99 , al., Plu. 2.408c (pl.): distd. fr.ἐρώτημα, as requiring an explanatory answer, and not merely assent or dissent, S.E. P. 1.189 , Alex. Fig. 1.23 , Anon. Fig. 18p.179S.
II. interrogative particle, A.D. Synt. 307.12 , al.