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Revision as of 04:10, 24 March 2007
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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.
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nom | ῾ο | ῾η | το |
Gen | του | τη | του |
Dat | τω | τη | τω |
Acc | τον | την | το |
Definite article: Plural form
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