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Pronoun: ους
ους is a pronoun topic in Koine (biblical) Greek. This page gathers its forms, paradigms, and function, drawn from the lessons of Reading Greek Deeply.
GrammarAdj – -ους
- Adjectives with the -ους ending have a stem that ends in -εο which contracts with the normal 2nd (for masc/neut adjectives) and 1st (for fem adjectives) declension endings
- When the stem ends in ρ, the α replaces the η in the fem sg, as expected, e.g. πορφυρᾶ
| Masculine singular/plural | Feminine singular/plural | Neuter singular/plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | χρυσοῦς/-οῖ | χρυσῆ/-αῖ | χρυσοῦν/-ᾶ |
| Genitive | χρυσοῦ/-ῶν | χρυσῆς/-ῶν | χρυσοῦ/-ῶν |
| Dative | χρυσῷ/-οῖς | χρυσῇ/-αῖς | χρυσῷ/-οῖς |
| Accusative | χρυσοῦν/-οῦς | χρυσῆν/-ᾶς | χρυσοῦν/-ᾶ |
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MorphologyPronoun – τοιοῦτος
- The pronoun τοιοῦτος is inflected just like the normal near demonstrative pronoun οὗτος; see 13.3.3.1 and 14.2.3.1
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τοιοῦτος/-οῦτοι | τοιαύτη/-αῦται | τοιοῦτο/-αῦτα |
| Genitive | τοιούτου/-ούτων | τοιαύτης/-ούτων | τοιούτου/-ούτων |
| Dative | τοιούτῳ/-ούτοις | τοιαύτῃ/-αύταις | τοιούτῳ/-ούτοις |
| Accusative | τοιοῦτον/-ούτους | τοιαύτην/-αύτας | τοιοῦτο/-αῦτα |
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SyntaxPro – τοιοῦτος
Syntactically, τοιοῦτος behaves like an adjective, so it is found in the typical attributive positions as well as with the article without another noun:
- (556) τοιοῦτος modifying a noun
- καὶ ὃς ἐὰν δέξηται ἓν παιδίον τοιοῦτο ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, ἐμὲ δέχεται (Matt 18:5)
- And whoever would receive one such child in my name, receives me
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