τίς as adj

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Constantinus Philo
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τίς as adj

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τί δέ σε φρένας ἵκετο πένθος;
Here τί is used as an adj. Can it be used this way in Attic or is this usage restricted only to Homer?
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Adjectival τί shows up a lot in the NT. Xenophon figuring himself out in Anabasis: τί κατάκειμαι;
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