ὁho

I. As demonstr. pron.

1. As frequently in Hom., absolutely, he (she, it), his (etc.): Acts 17:28 (quoted from the poet Aratus).

2. Distributive, ὁ μὲν... ὁ δέ, the one... the other: 1 Corinthians 7:7, Galatians 4:22; plural, Acts 14:4, Acts 17:32, Philippians 1:16, and elsewhere; οἱ μὲν... ἄλλοι δέ, Matthew 16:14, John 7:12; οἱ μεν̀... ὁ δέ, Hebrews 7:21, Hebrews 7:23.

3. In narration (without ὁ μὲν preceding), ὁ δέ, but he: Matthew 2:14, Mark 1:45, Luke 8:21, John 9:38, and elsewhere many times

II. As prepositive article, the, prefixed

1. to nouns unmodified: ὁ θεός, τὸ φῶς, etc.; to abstract nouns, ἡ σοφία, etc., to plural nouns which indicate a class, οἱ ἀλώπεκες, foxes, Matthew 8:20, and elsewhere; to an individual as representing a class, ὁ ἐργάτης, Luke 10:7; with nom. = voc. in addresses, Matthew 11:26, John 19:3, James 5:1, and elsewhere; to things which pertain to one, ἡ χεῖρ, his hand, Mark 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 person pron. genitive, μοῦ, σοῦ, etc.; with poss. pron., ἐμός, σός, etc.; with adj. between the article and the noun, ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπος, Matthew 12:35; the noun foll. by adj., both with article, ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός, John 10:11 (on ὁ ὄχλος πολύς, John 12:9, see M, Pr., 84); before adjectival phrases, ἡ κατ’ ἐκλογὴν πρόθεσις, Romans 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.

(c) participles: ὁ βαπτίζων (= ὁ Βαπτιστής, Matthew 14:2), Mark 6:14; πᾶς ὁ, with participle, every one who, etc.

(d) adverbs: τὸ πέραν, τὰ νῦν, ὁ ἔσω ἄνθρωπος

(e) infinitives: nom., τὸ θέλειν, Romans 7:18, and elsewhere; genitive, τοῦ, after adjectives, ἄξιον τοῦ πορεύεσθαι, 1 Corinthians 16:4; verbs, ἔλαχεν τοῦ θυμιᾶσαι, Luke 1:9; and frequently in a final sense, ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρειν, Matthew 13:3 (on the artic. infinitive, see Bl., § 71).

4. In the neuter to sentences, phrases or single words treated as a quotation: τὸ Ἐι δύνῃ, Mark 9:23; τὸ ἔτι ἅπαξ, Hebrews 12:27; τὸ ἀνέβη, Ephesians 4:9, and elsewhere

5. To prepositional phrases: οἱ ἀπὸ Ἰταλίας, Hebrews 13:24; οἱ ἐκ νόμου, Romans 4:14; neuter accusative absolutely, in adverbial phrases, τὸ καθ’ ἡμέραν, daily, Luke 11:3; τὸ κατὰ σάρκα, as regards the flesh, Romans 9:5.

6. To nouns in the genitive, denoting kinship, association, etc.: ὁ τοῦ, the son of (unless context indicates a different relationship), Matthew 10:2, and elsewhere; τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, the things that pertain to God, Matthew 16:23; τὰ τῆς εἰρήνης, Romans 14:19.