Strong's Greek · G4169
ποῖος
poîos
what (manner of), which
Definition
individualizing interrogative (of character) what sort of, or (of number) which one
Derivation
Appears 33 times in Scripture
“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.”
““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.”
““By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?””
“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?””
““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.”
“So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
““Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,”
““Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?””
“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.”
“So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).