Lexical Definition

‎οἷος‎ hoîos (hoy'-os) such as ^G:K
probably akin to ‎ὁ‎, ‎ὅς‎, and ‎ὅσος‎

so (as), such as, what (manner of), which.

• such or what sort of (as a correlation or exclamation)
• especially the neuter (adverbially) with negative, not so

Abbott-Smith

οἷος, -α, -ον, relat. pron.,
qualitative (related to ὅς as qualis to qui), what sort or manner of, such as, in NT usually without its correl. τοιοῦτος: Mt 24:21, Mk 9:3, II Co 12:20, I Th 1:5, II Ti 3:11, Re 16:18; seq. τοιοῦτος, I Co 15:48, II Co 10:11; id. redundant, Mk 13:19; τ. αὐτὸν . . . σἷον, Phl 1:30; οὐχ οἷον δὲ ὅτι, elliptically, but it is not as though (RV), Ro 9:6.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

οἷος, οἵα,

Ionic dialect οἵη, οἷον, (ὅς) such as, of what sort, relative and indirect interrogative pronoun, correlative to direct interrogative ποῖος, indefinite ποιός, demonstrative τοῖος: ὅσσος ἔην οἷός τε [Refs 8th c.BC+] what a man for valour, [Refs] adverb, οἷος πόλεμόνδε μέτεισι as he rushes into war, [Refs] —Usage:

__I οἷος in an independent sentence as an exclamation of astonishment, ὢ πόποι.., οἷον ἔειπες [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἷ. τὸ πῦρ what a fire is this ! [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb, see below see [Refs]
__I.2 in indirect sentences, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II more frequently as relative to a demonstrative τοῖος, τοιόσδε, τοιοῦτος, or to ὁ, ὅδε, as τῷ ἴκελον, οἷόν ποτε Δαίδαλος ἤσκησεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]: but the demonstrative pronoun is frequently omitted, οὐ γὰρ ἐμὴ ἲς ἔσθ᾽ οἵη πάρος ἔσκεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἷ. καὶ Πάρις.. ᾔσχυνε like as Paris also.., [Refs 4th c.BC+] such as you surely are, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with περ added, οἵη περ φύλλων γενεή, τοίη δὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν just such as.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]: very frequently with τε added (this οἷός τε must be distinguished from οἷός τε with infinitive, see[Refs 8th c.BC+] generalizes a Comparison, the sort of person who.., thing which.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἶσθα εἰς οἷόν τινα κίνδυνον ἔρχει..; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with attraction of οἷος to the case of its antecedent (which may follow instead of preceding), οἵοις περ σὺ χρώμενοι συμβούλοις [Refs 4th c.BC+]; and with further attraction of the subject of the relative clause, οὐ γάρ πω τοίους ἴδον ἀνέρας.., οἷον Πειρίθοον (for οἷος Πειρίθοος) [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.2 οἷος, οἵα, οἷον frequently introduce an 'indirect exclamation', giving the reason for what precedes, ἄνακτα χόλος λάβεν, οἷον ἄκουσε because of what he heard, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐμακάριζον τὴν μητέρα οἵων τέκνων ἐκύρησε [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 sometimes in [οἷος">Refs 8th c.BC+] introduces the reason for saying what is said, ὠκύμορος.. ἔσσεαι, οἷ᾽ ἀγορεύεις [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.4 οἷα δὴ εἴπας saying so and so, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.5 οὐδὲν οἷον.. there's nothing like.., ἀλλ᾽ οὐδὲν οἷ. ἐστ᾽ ἀκοῦσαι τῶν ἐπῶν there's nothing like hearing the verses, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.6 never used like adverb οἷον (infr. V. I) with an adjective = how, for in [Refs 8th c.BC+] = what manner of man, namely dread, compare [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.7 as indefinite, a sort or kind of.., ὁ δ᾽ ἕτερος οἷός ἐστιν οἰκουρὸς μόνον only a kind of watch-dog, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so with adjective, ἀφόρητος οἷος.. κρυμός of an intolerable kind, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θαυμαστὸς οἷος of a wonderful nature, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; οἷος ἔμπειρος πολέμου rather skilled in war, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἷον τετανότριχα rather straight-haired, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently with superlative, χωρίον οἷον χαλεπώτατον country of a very difficult kind, [οἷος κράτιστος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1165b27; κόλπος οἷος βαθύτατος 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 14.26: in some of these passages with \_superlative\_ it is possible to take οἷος as \_relative\_, supplying δυνατόν,compare ξύμμαχος ἔσομαι οἷος ἂν δύνωμαι ἄριστος “IG” 12.39.28. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III οἷος with infinitive implies fitness or ability for a thing, οὐ γὰρ ἦν ὥρα οἵα τὸ πεδίον ἄρδειν fit for watering, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἷοι φιλεῖν, μισεῖν, etc., [Refs 4th c.BC+] expressed, τοιοῦτός τις οἷ. διαπονεῖσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ πρᾶγμα μέγα.. καὶ μὴ οἷ. νεωτέρῳ βουλεύσασθαι not proper for a young man to advise upon, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: without infinitive, λόγους οἵους εἰς τὰ δικαστήρια [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.b οἷός εἰμι I intend, ἐβιάζετο.. καὶ οἷος ἦν ἐξευρεῖν τὴν θύραν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἷος ἦν κατεσθίειν was on the point of eating, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__III.2 more frequently οἷός τε with infinitive, fit or able to do, λιποίμην οἷός τ᾽.. ἀέθλια κάλ᾽ ἀνελέσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; inclined to.., [Refs 2nd c.BC+] it is possible to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3 without infinitive, πάνυ προθύμως ὡς οἷός τ᾽ ἦν ἐπήραξεν [Refs 5th c.BC+] it is possible, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with superlative, καλὸν ὡς οἷόν τε μάλιστα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: without superlative, φρίττειν.. ποιεῖ ὡς οἷόν τε πάντας [Refs]; ὡς οἷόν τε sometimes so far as possible, of what cannot be done completely, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__IV sometimes twice in the same clause, οἷ᾽ ἔργα δράσας οἷα λαγχάνει κακά after what deeds what sufferings are his ! [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἱερῶν οἵαν οἵων χάριν ἠνύσω what thanks for what offerings ! [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V as adverb in neuter singular οἷον, in Poets and Ionic dialect Prose also plural οἷα, how, οἷον δή νυ θεοὺς βροτοὶ αἰτιόωνται [Refs 8th c.BC+] how fresh, [Refs]; οἷον δὴ Μενέλαον ὑπέτρεσας seeing how thou didst shrink from M., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἷος ὢν οἵ. ἔχεις in what a state art thou for such a man! [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V.2 as, just as, οἷον ὅτε.. [Refs 8th c.BC+]: later a double form occurs, οἷον ὡς.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V.2.b as for instance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἷον τί λέγει; as for example, what do you mean ? [Refs 8th c.BC+] adjective
__V.2.c in numerical estimates, about, οἷον δέκα σταδίους [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V.2.d οἷον parenthetically prefixed to any word or phrase, as it were, so to speak, οἷον υἱεῖς γνησίους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν.. οἷον φάτταν the ring-dove of my parable, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V.2.e οἷον explanatory, that is to say, τὸ νῦν ῥηθησόμενον, οἷον.. what I am about to mention, i.e. , [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κατὰ τὸ μέσον, οἷον κατὰ τὴν συμβολὴν τῶν ἐν αὐτοῖς διαγωνίων in the middle, i. e. at the intersection of their diagonals, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__V.3 like{ὡς, ἅτε}, with a participle, οἷα ἀπροσδοκήτου κακοῦ γενομένου [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V.4 οὐχ οἷον or μὴ οἷον, followed by ἀλλ᾽ οὐδέ or ἀλλὰ μηδέ, not only not.., but not even.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__VI strengthened with various Particles, οἷος δή, see above 11.4: οἱοσδήποτε, οἱαδήποτε, οἱονδήποτε, of such and such a kind, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱοσδηποτοῦν, of whatever kind, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; οἱοσδήπως, [Refs 5th c.AD+]; οἱοσδητισοῦν, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; οἱοσοῦν, [Refs 6th c.AD+]; οἱοσποτοῦν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱοστισοῦν, see reading in [Refs 8th c.BC+], especially in the form οἷός τε [Refs 5th c.BC+]