ὁ
ho
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.): Act.17:28 (quoted from the poet Aratus).
2. Distributive, ὁ μὲν . . . ὁ δέ, the one . . . the other: 1Co.7:7, Gal.4:22; pl., Act.14:4, 17:32, Php.1:16, al.; οἱ μὲν . . . ἄλλοι δέ, Mat.16:14, Jhn.7:12; οἱ μεν̀ . . . ὁδέ, Heb.7:21, 23.
3. In narration (without ὁ μὲν preceding), ὁ δέ, but he: Mat.2:14, Mrk.1:45, Luk.8:21, Jhn.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, Mat.8:20, al.; to an individual as representing a class, ὁ ἐργάτης, Luk.10:7; with nom. = voc. in addresses, Mat.11:26, Jhn.19:3, Jas.5:1, al.; to things which pertain to one, ἡ χεῖρ, his hand, Mrk.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, Mat.12:35; the noun foll, by adj., both with art., ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός, Jhn.10:11 (on ὁ ὄχλος πολύς, Jhn.12:9, see M, Pr., 84); before adjectival phrases, ἡ κατ᾽ ἐκλογὴν πρόθεσις, Rom.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, Mat.14:2), Mrk.6:14; πᾶς ὁ, with ptcp., every one who, etc.;
(d) adverbs: τὸ πέραν, τὰ νῦν, ὁ ἔσω ἄνθρωπος;
(e) infinitives: nom., τὸ θέλειν, Rom.7:18, al.; genitive, τοῦ, after adjectives, ἄξιον τοῦ πορεύεσθαι, 1Co.16:4; verbs, ἐλαχεν τοῦ θυμιᾶσαι, Luk.1:9; and frequently in a final sense, ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρειν, Mat.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, Mrk.9:23; τὸ ἔτι ἅπαξ, Heb.12:27; τὸ ἀνέβη, Eph.4:9, al.
5. To prepositional phrases: οἱ ἀπὸ Ἰταλίας, Heb.13:24; οἱ ἐκ νόμου, Rom.4:14; neut. accusative absol., in adverbial phrases, τὸ καθ᾽ ἡμέραν, daily, Luk.11:3; τὸ κατὰ σάρκα, as regards the flesh, Rom.9:5.
6. To nouns in the genitive, denoting kinship, association, etc.: ὁ τοῦ, the son of (unless context indicates a different relationship), Mat.10:2, al.; τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, the things that pertain to God, Mat.16:23; τὰ τῆς εἰρήνης, Rom.14:19 (cf. M, Pr., 81ff.; Bl, §§46, 47).
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- Matthew 20:10 οἱτὸ
So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
- Matthew 20:11 τοῦ
On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.
- Matthew 20:12 οἱτοῖςτὸτῆςτὸν
‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
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But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
- Matthew 20:14 τὸτῷ
Take your pay and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you.
- Matthew 20:15 τοῖςὁ
Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
- Matthew 20:16 οἱοἱ
So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
- Matthew 20:17 ὁτοὺςτῇ
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,
- Matthew 20:18 ὁτοῦτοῖς
“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death
- Matthew 20:19 τοῖςτὸτῇ
and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
- Matthew 20:20 ἡτῶντῶν
Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
- Matthew 20:21 Ὁοἱτῇ
“What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
- Matthew 20:22 ὁτὸ
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.
- Matthew 20:23 Τὸτὸτοῦ
“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
- Matthew 20:24 οἱτῶν
When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
- Matthew 20:25 ὁοἱτῶνοἱ
But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
- Matthew 20:28 ὁτοῦτὴν
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
- Matthew 20:30 τὴν
And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
- Matthew 20:31 Ὁοἱ
The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
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Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked.
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“Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
- Matthew 20:34 ὁτῶν
Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.
- Matthew 21:1 τὸτῶν
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
- Matthew 21:2 τὴντὴν
saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
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If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
- Matthew 21:4 τὸτοῦ
This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
- Matthew 21:5 τῇὁ
“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
- Matthew 21:6 οἱὁ
So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
- Matthew 21:7 τὴντὸντὰ
They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
- Matthew 21:8 Ὁτὰτῇτῶντῇ
A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
- Matthew 21:9 Οἱοἱοἱτῷὁτοῖς
The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
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When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
- Matthew 21:11 Οἱὁὁτῆς
The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
- Matthew 21:12 τὸτοὺςτῷτὰςτῶντὰςτῶντὰς
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
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And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
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The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
- Matthew 21:15 οἱοἱτὰτοὺςτοὺςτῷτῷ
But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
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“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
- Matthew 21:17 τῆς
Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
- Matthew 21:18 τὴν
In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.
- Matthew 21:19 τῆςτὸνἡ
Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
- Matthew 21:20 οἱἡ
When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
- Matthew 21:21 ὁτὸτῆςτῷτὴν
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
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If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
- Matthew 21:23 τὸοἱοἱτοῦτὴν
When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
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“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
- Matthew 21:25 τὸτὸΟἱ
What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
- Matthew 21:26 τὸντὸν
But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
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So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
- Matthew 21:28 τῷτῷ
But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’