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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- Mark 6:14 ὁτὸὁαἱ
Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
- Mark 6:15 τῶν
Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
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But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
- Mark 6:17 ὁτὸντὴντοῦ
For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
- Mark 6:18 ὁτῷτὴντοῦ
For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
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So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
- Mark 6:20 ὁτὸν
because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
- Mark 6:21 τοῖςτοῖςτοῖςτοῖςτῆς
On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
- Mark 6:22 τῆςτῆςτῷτοῖςὁτῷ
When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
- Mark 6:23 τῆς
And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
- Mark 6:24 τῇἩΤὴντοῦ
Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
- Mark 6:25 τὸντὴντοῦ
At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
- Mark 6:26 ὁτοὺςτοὺς
The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
- Mark 6:27 ὁτὴντῇ
So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
- Mark 6:28 τὴντῷτὸτῇ
The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
- Mark 6:29 οἱτὸ
When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
- Mark 6:30 οἱτὸν
Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.
- Mark 6:31 οἱοἱ
And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
- Mark 6:32 τῷ
So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.
- Mark 6:33 τῶν
But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
- Mark 6:35 οἱὁ
By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.
- Mark 6:36 τοὺς
Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
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But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
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“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
- Mark 6:39 τῷ
Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
- Mark 6:41 τοὺςτοὺςτὸντοὺςτοῖςτοὺς
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
- Mark 6:43 τῶν
and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
- Mark 6:44 οἱτοὺς
And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
- Mark 6:45 τοὺςτὸτὸτὸν
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
- Mark 6:46 τὸ
After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
- Mark 6:47 τὸτῆςτῆς
When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
- Mark 6:48 τῷὁτῆςτῆς
He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
- Mark 6:49 οἱτῆς
but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
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for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
- Mark 6:51 τὸὁ
Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
- Mark 6:52 τοῖςἡ
for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.
- Mark 6:53 τὴν
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
- Mark 6:54 τοῦ
As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus
- Mark 6:55 τὴντοῖςτοὺς
and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
- Mark 6:56 ταῖςτοὺςτοῦτοῦ
And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
- Mark 7:1 οἱτῶν
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
- Mark 7:2 τῶντοὺς
and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
- Mark 7:3 Οἱοἱτὰςτὴντῶν
Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
- Mark 7:5 οἱοἱοἱτὴντῶντὸν
So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
- Mark 7:6 ὉτῶνὁτοῖςἩ
Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
- Mark 7:8 τὴντοῦτὴντῶν
You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
- Mark 7:9 τὴντοῦτὴν
He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
- Mark 7:10 τὸντὴνὉ
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
- Mark 7:11 τῷτῇ
But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
- Mark 7:12 τῷτῇ
he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
