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==Indefinite article==
There is no indefinite article in Greek, that is, there is no word for "a". For example
* αδελφος ([[adelphos]]) may mean either "brother" or "a brother"
==Definite article==
The definite article is the word "the". In Koine Greek, the definite article various depending upon the noun's case, gender and number. For example:
* ῾ο αδελφος (ho adelphos) = "the brother" (a masculine, singular, nominative noun)
* ῾οι αδελφοι (hoi adelphoi) = "the brothers" (a masculine, plural, nominative noun)
* ῾η γε (he ge) = "the land" (a feminine, singular, nominative noun)
* το πλοιον (to ploion) = "the boat" (a neuter, singular, nominative noun)
===Definite article: Singular form===
The following table shows the definite article in its various singular forms depending on case and gender.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Case !! Masculine !! Feminine !! Neuter
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾η
|-
| το
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|}
There is no indefinite article in Greek, that is, there is no word for "a". For example
* αδελφος ([[adelphos]]) may mean either "brother" or "a brother"
==Definite article==
The definite article is the word "the". In Koine Greek, the definite article various depending upon the noun's case, gender and number. For example:
* ῾ο αδελφος (ho adelphos) = "the brother" (a masculine, singular, nominative noun)
* ῾οι αδελφοι (hoi adelphoi) = "the brothers" (a masculine, plural, nominative noun)
* ῾η γε (he ge) = "the land" (a feminine, singular, nominative noun)
* το πλοιον (to ploion) = "the boat" (a neuter, singular, nominative noun)
===Definite article: Singular form===
The following table shows the definite article in its various singular forms depending on case and gender.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Case !! Masculine !! Feminine !! Neuter
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾η
|-
| το
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|-
| ῾ο
|}