Poios ποῖος

Poios (Greek ποῖος, Strong's G4169) is a Greek interrogative pronoun meaning “what?”. It occurs 33 times in 32 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Poios, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• 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,“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do 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 these things? and who gave thee this authority?When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
• Matthew 21:24
  And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
• 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.So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
• Matthew 22:36
  Master, which is the great commandment in the law?“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
• Matthew 24:42
  Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
• Matthew 24:43
  But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

Mark

• Mark 11:28
  And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”
• Mark 11:29
  And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
• 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.So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
• Mark 12:28
  And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

Luke

• Luke 5:19
  And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
• Luke 6:32
  For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
• Luke 6:33
  And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
• Luke 6:34
  And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
• Luke 12:39
  And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
• Luke 20:2
  And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
• Luke 20:8
  And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing 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 people:“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.

John

• 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?But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
• John 12:33
  This he said, signifying what death he should die.He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
• John 18:32
  That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
• John 21:19
  This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”

Acts

• Acts 4:7
  And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
• Acts 7:49
  Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
• Acts 23:34
  And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,

Romans

• Romans 3:27
  Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 15:35
  But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”

James

• 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.You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

1 Peter

• 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 that should follow.trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
• 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, this is acceptable with God.How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.

Revelation

• 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 shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).