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 [[γη]] (he ge) = "the land" (a feminine, singular, nominative noun)* το [[πλοιον ]] (to ploion) = "the boat" (a neuter, singular, nominative noun)
===Definite article: Singular form===