ποίᾳ
poîos
what
Interrogative adjective indicating quality or kind—'of what sort,' 'what kind,' 'what manner of.' The word is used to ask about the nature, quality, or character of something or someone, not merely to identify or single out. Contextually, it seeks information about the distinctive character or type of the subject, for example, 'what sort of man' or 'what kind of works.' In some cases it may extend to imply degree, implying 'how great' or 'what degree of.'
Acts 4:7 · Word #9
Lexicon G4169
| Lemma | ποῖος |
| Transliteration | poîos |
| Strong's | G4169 |
| Definition | Interrogative adjective indicating quality or kind—'of what sort,' 'what kind,' 'what manner of.' The word is used to ask about the nature, quality, or character of something or someone, not merely to identify or single out. Contextually, it seeks information about the distinctive character or type of the subject, for example, 'what sort of man' or 'what kind of works.' In some cases it may extend to imply degree, implying 'how great' or 'what degree of.' |
Morphology DET DAT F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | DET — Determiner — Specifies a noun |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | what |
| Literal | what-sort-of |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ποῖος |
| Strong's | G4169 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4169-01
to what sort of
| Morphological Notes | Interrogative adjective (determiner), dative feminine singular; agrees with a feminine singular noun in the dative case. |
| Rendering Rationale | The dative feminine singular form ποίᾳ functions as an interrogative adjective modifying a feminine singular noun, asking about its quality or kind. The rendering "to what sort of" preserves both the interrogative nature and the dative case force without adding contextual detail. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
what sort of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'ποίᾳ' asks about the nature or quality, so 'what sort of' is preferred to 'to what sort of,' which is grammatically incorrect here; preposition is not needed. |