ὁ

G3588 G:T

the/this/who

ὁ , ἡ, τό, the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. __I. As demonstr. pron. __1. As frequently in Hom., absol., he (she, it), his (etc.): Act.17:28 (quoted from the poet Aratus). __2. Distributive, ὁ μὲν . . . ὁ δέ, the one . . . the other : 1Co.7:7 , Gal.4:22 ; pl., Act.14:4, 17:32 , Php.1:16 , al.; οἱ μὲν . . . ἄλλοι δέ, Mat.16:14 , Jhn.7:12 ; οἱ μεν̀ . . . ὁδέ, Heb.7:21, 23 . __3. In narration (without ὁ μὲν preceding), ὁ δέ, but he : Mat.2:14 , Mrk.1:45 , Luk.8:21 , Jhn.9:38 , al. mult. __II. As prepositive article, the , prefixed, __1. to nouns unmodified : ὁ θεός, τὸ φῶς, etc.; to abstract nouns, ἡ σοφία, etc., to pl. nouns which indicate a class, οἱ ἀλώπεκες, foxes, Mat.8:20 , al.; to an individual as representing a class, ὁ ἐργάτης, Luk.10:7; with nom. = voc. in addresses, Mat.11:26 , Jhn.19:3 , Jas.5:1 , al.; to things which pertain to one, ἡ χεῖρ, his hand , Mrk.3:1; to names of persons well known or already mentioned; usually to names of countries (originally adjectives), ἡ Ἰουδαία, etc. __2. To modified nouns : with of person(s) pron. genitive, μοῦ, σοῦ, etc.; with poss. pron., ἐμός, σός, etc.; with adj. between the art. and the noun, ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπος, Mat.12:35; the noun foll, by adj., both with art., ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός, Jhn.10:11 (on ὁ ὄχλος πολύς, Jhn.12:9 , see M, Pr. , 84); before adjectival phrases, ἡ κατ᾽ ἐκλογὴν πρόθεσις, Rom.9:11. __3. To Other parts of speech used as substantives; __(a) neuter adjectives : τ. ἀγαθόν, etc.; __(b) cardinal numerals : ὁ εἶς, οἷ δύο, etc.; __(with) participles : ὁ βαπτίζων (= ὁ Βαπτιστής, Mat.14:2 ), Mrk.6:14 ; πᾶς ὁ, with ptcp., every one who , etc.; __(d) adverbs : τὸ πέραν, τὰ νῦν, ὁ ἔσω ἄνθρωπος; __(e) infinitives : nom., τὸ θέλειν, Rom.7:18 , al.; genitive, τοῦ, after adjectives, ἄξιον τοῦ πορεύεσθαι, 1Co.16:4; verbs, ἐλαχεν τοῦ θυμιᾶσαι, Luk.1:9; and frequently in a final sense, ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρειν, Mat.13:3 (on the artic. inf., see Bl., §71). __4. In the neut. to sentences, phrases or single words treated as a quotation : τὸ Ἐι δύνῃ, Mrk.9:23; τὸ ἔτι ἅπαξ, Heb.12:27; τὸ ἀνέβη, Eph.4:9 , al. __5. To prepositional phrases : οἱ ἀπὸ Ἰταλίας, Heb.13:24; οἱ ἐκ νόμου, Rom.4:14; neut. accusative absol., in adverbial phrases, τὸ καθ᾽ ἡμέραν, daily , Luk.11:3; τὸ κατὰ σάρκα, as regards the flesh , Rom.9:5. __6. To nouns in the genitive, denoting kinship, association, etc.: ὁ τοῦ, the son of (unless context indicates a different relationship), Mat.10:2 , al.; τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, the things that pertain to God , Mat.16:23; τὰ τῆς εἰρήνης, Rom.14:19 (cf. M, Pr. , 81ff.; Bl, §§46, 47). (AS)