Notes On Koine Greek: Part 50

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1. 3 Declension Pronouns: In the previous two installations of “Notes On Koine Greek” I have
looked at the 1st and 2nd Declension Personal Pronouns. Now, it’s time to look at both the 3rd Declension
Personal Pronouns and Demonstrative Pronouns.
2. 3rd Declension Personal & Demonstrative Pronouns: The main reason for looking at these
paradigms together is because their endings are the same. Before offering the tables for comparison,
however, a few words about Demonstrative Pronouns are in order. There are basically 3 uses of the
Demonstrative: 1) To modify nouns with the definite article (they will agree in case, number and gender) as
they stand in the predicate position; 2) They may have the force of a substantive; 3) To reference persons
previously mentioned. Now, study the tables below noting the paradigm similarities and differences:
3rd Declension Pronouns
Singular Plural
Masculine Neuter Feminine Masculine Neuter Feminine
Nom. auvto,j He auvto, It auvth, She auvto,i They auvta, They auvtai, They

Gen. auvtou/ Of him, His auvtou/ Of it, it auvth/j Of her, auvtw/n Of them, auvtw/n Of them, auvtw,n Of them,
her Their Their Their
Dat. auvtw/| To him auvtw/| To it auvth,| To her auvtoi/j To them auvtoi/j/ To them auvtai/j To them

Acc. auvto,n Him auvto, It auvth,n Her auvtou/j Them auvta, Them auvta,j Them

Abl. auvtou/ From him auvtou/ From it auvth/j From auvtw/n From auvtw/n From auvtw,n From
her them them them
Inst. auvtw/| With him auvtw/| With it auvw/| With auvtoi/j With them auvtoi/j/ With auvtai/j With
her them them
Loc. auvtw/| In him auvtw/| In it auvth,| In her auvtoi/j In them auvtoi/j/ In them auvtai/j In them

“This” & “These” Demonstrative Pronouns

Singular Plural
Masculine Neuter Feminine Masculine Neuter Feminine
Nom. ou-to,j this tou/to this au-th this ou-toi these tau/ta these au-tai these
Gen. touvtou this touvtou this tauvthj this tou,twn these tou,twn these tou,twn these
Dat. touvtw| this touvtw| this tauvth| this tou,toij these tou,toij these tou,taij these
Acc. tou/to,n this tou/to this tauvthn this tou,touj these tau/ta these tau,taj these
Abl. touvtou this touvtou this tauvthj this tou,twn these tou,twn these tou,twn these
Inst. touvtw/| this touvtw| this tauvth|/| this tou,toij these tou,toij these tou,taij these
Loc. touvtw/| this touvtw| this tauvth| this tou,toij these tou,toij these tou,taij these

“That” & “Those” Demonstrative Pronouns

Singular Plural
Masculine Neuter Feminine Masculine Neuter Feminine
Nom. evkei/noj that evkei/no that evkei,nh that evkei/noi those evkei/na those evkei/nai those
Gen. evkei,nou that evkei,nou that evkei,nhj that evkei,nwn those evkei,nwn those evkei,nwn those
Dat. evkei,nw| that evkei,nw| that evkei,nh| that evkei,noij those evkei,noij those evkei,naij those
Acc. evkei/non that evkei/no that evkei,nhn that evkei,nouj those evkei/na those evkei,naj those
Abl. evkei,nou that evkei,nou that evkei,nhj that evkei,nwn those evkei,nwn those evkei,nwn those
Inst. evkei,nw| that evkei,nw| that evkei,nh| that evkei,noij those evkei,noij those evkei,naij those
Loc. evkei,nw| that evkei,nw| that evkei,nh| that evkei,noij those evkei,noij those evkei,naij those