The definite article—“the” in English—is declined with the same cases as a noun. The forms used with words that are masculine in gender are as follows: Masculine Definite Article Singular Plural Nom. ὁ οἱ Acc. τόν τούς Gen. τοῦ τῶν Dat. τῷ τοῖς Notice that all of the endings except the nominative singular are the same as the endings of ἀδελφός. Accenting is also consistent: Nominative and accusative cases either
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