Lexical Definition
πότερον póteron (pot'-er-on) whether G:ADV
neuter of a comparative of the base of ποῦ
whether.
- interrogative as adverb, which (of two), i.e. is it this or that
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πότερον | In either way | LXX.Job.7.1 |
| Is it | LXX.Job.4.6 • LXX.Job.13.7 • LXX.Job.13.11 • LXX.Job.15.2 • LXX.Job.21.22 • LXX.Job.22.2 • LXX.Job.22.5 • LXX.Job.26.2 | |
| Is it that | LXX.Job.7.12 | |
| Were they | LXX.Job.31.15 | |
| shall | LXX.Job.4.12 | |
| whether | John.7.17 |
Abbott-Smith
πότερος, -α, -ον,
which of two. Neut., adverbially, πότερον, whether: Jo 7:17.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| John | 7:17 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πότερος, α, ον;
Ionic dialect κότερος, η, ον: whether of the two? both in direct and indirect questions; once in [Refs 8th c.BC+]: sometimes the two objects referred to follow in apposition, ἐρωτώσης τῆς μητρός, π. καλλίων.. δοκεῖ εἶναι, ὁ πατὴρ ἢ οὗτος [πότερος.., ὁ ἰατρὸς ἢ ὁ ὀψοποιό; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 464d, compare 498a, etc.">Refs 5th c.BC+]; modified by τις, [Refs]; repeated in the same sentence, πότερος ποτερου φίλος γίγνετα; [Refs]
__II neuter πότερον and πότερα (interchangeable, πότερον δέδρακεν ἢ οὔ, καὶ πότερ᾽ ἄκων ἢ ἑκώ; [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb at the beginning of an interrogative sentence containing two alternative propositions, the second being connected by ἤ.., whether.. or,
__II.a in direct questions, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.b in indirect questions, ἐπείρεσθαι κότερα τὴν ἑωυτοῦ ἢ τὴν Κύρου λέγοι ἀρχήν [Refs 5th c.BC+] precedes the common Verb, π. βούλοιτο μένειν ἢ ἀπιένα; [Refs]
__II.2 sometimes a third clause (with ἤ) is inaccurately added, κότερα παρὰ δήμου ἢ ὀλιγαρχίης ἢ μουνάρχο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; and a fourth, [Refs]
__II.3 the second alternative is sometimes left to be supplied, πότερα δὴ κερτομῶν λέγεις τάδε (i.e. ἢ μή..); [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 πότερον is sometimes omitted in the first clause, ἐπισκέψασθαι.., ὀρθὴ ἢ ψευδής [Refs]
__II.5 in affirmative sentences, π.. ἤ, either.. or, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III indefinite, one of other, either of the two, τί οὐ λέγει π. ὑμῶ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἅτεροι πότεροι, ={ὁποτεροιοῦν}, [πότερος, ἐξέστω αὐτῷ πότερον ἂν βούληται, ἤ.. ἤ.. “Abh.Berl.Akad.” 1925(5).7 (Cyrene, 3rd c.BC): in this sense 9th c.AD: Photius Legal icographus, etc. ">Refs 3rd c.BC+] would make it oxytone ποτερός, ά, o/n.
__IV adverb ποτέρως, see entry (I.-[Refs 5th c.BC+] q[uglide]o-tero-s, cf. Sanskrit katarás, Gothic hwapar 'which of two?')