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.): Dz 17,28 (quoted from the poet Aratus). 2. Distributive, ὁ μὲν . . . ὁ δέ, the one . . . the other: 1 Kor 7,7, Ga 4,22; pl., Dz 14,4; 17,32, Flp 1,16, al.; οἱ μὲν . . . ἄλλοι δέ, Mt 16,14, J 7,12; οἱ μεν̀ . . . ὁδέ, Hbr 7,21.23. 3. In narration (without ὁ μὲν preceding), ὁ δέ, but he: Mt 2,14, Mk 1,45, Łk 8,21, J 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, Mt 8,20, al.; to an individual as representing a class, ὁ ἐργάτης, Łk 10,7 with nom. = voc. in addresses, Mt 11,26, J 19,3, Jk 5,1, al.; to things which pertain to one, ἡ χεῖρ, his hand, Mk 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, Mt 12,35 the noun foll, by adj., both with art., ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός, J 10,11 (on ὁ ὄχλος πολύς, J 12,9, see M, Pr., 84); before adjectival phrases, ἡ κατ᾽ ἐκλογὴν πρόθεσις, Rz 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, Mt 14,2), Mk 6,14; πᾶς ὁ, with ptcp., every one who, etc.; (d) adverbs: τὸ πέραν, τὰ νῦν, ὁ ἔσω ἄνθρωπος; (e) infinitives: nom., τὸ θέλειν, Rz 7,18, al.; genitive, τοῦ, after adjectives, ἄξιον τοῦ πορεύεσθαι, 1 Kor 16,4 verbs, ἐλαχεν τοῦ θυμιᾶσαι, Łk 1,9 and frequently in a final sense, ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρειν, Mt 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, Mk 9,23 τὸ ἔτι ἅπαξ, Hbr 12,27 τὸ ἀνέβη, Ef 4,9, al. 5. To prepositional phrases: οἱ ἀπὸ Ἰταλίας, Hbr 13,24 οἱ ἐκ νόμου, Rz 4,14 neut. accusative absol., in adverbial phrases, τὸ καθ᾽ ἡμέραν, daily, Łk 11,3 τὸ κατὰ σάρκα, as regards the flesh, Rz 9,5 6. To nouns in the genitive, denoting kinship, association, etc.: ὁ τοῦ, the son of (unless context indicates a different relationship), Mt 10,2, al.; τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, the things that pertain to God, Mt 16,23 τὰ τῆς εἰρήνης, Rz 14,19 (cf. M, Pr., 81ff.; Bl, §§46, 47). (AS)