πύσμα

A. question, Ph. 1.99, al., Plu. 2.408c (pl.): distd. fr. ἐρώτημα, as requiring an explanatory answer, and not merely assent or dissent, S.E. P. 1.189, Alex. Fig. 1.23, Anon. Fig. 18p.179S.

II. interrogative particle, A.D. Synt. 307.12, al.