Koine Greek: Pronouns

Synopsis: A pronoun is a word that is a substitute for a noun (for example: αυτος ["he"] may replace the noun `ο ανθρωπος ["the man"]).

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Lesson

A pronoun is a word that is a substitute for a noun (for example: αυτος ["he"] may replace the noun `ο ανθρωπος ["the man"]).

The replaced phrase is known as the antecedent of the pronoun.

A pronoun used for the item questioned in a question is called an interrogative pronoun, such as "who".

Interrogative and Indefinitive Pronouns

The words why and which and what and who are interrogative pronouns.

The words something and someone are indefinite pronouns.

Forms

If the ι has an accent on it, then the word is an interrogative pronoun. For example τίς means who or what. If the ι does not have an accent on it, then the word is an indefinite pronoun. For example τις means someone or something.

The masculine and feminine forms of the indefinite and interrogative pronoun are the same, and they decline as follows:

• τις (Nom, Sing)
• τινος (Gen, Sing)
• τινι (Dat, Sing)
• τινα (Acc, Sing)
• τινες (Nom, Plu)
• τινων (Gen, Plu)
• τισιν (Dat, Plu)
• τινας (Acc, Plu)

Neuter forms of the indefinite and interrogative pronoun decline as follwows:

• τι
• τινος
• τινι
• τι
• τινα
• τινων
• τισιν
• τινα

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