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Why is there an article in this this sentance?

Posted: February 28th, 2023, 5:41 pm
by Eduardo
λαμβάνομεν ταῦτα τὰ δῶρα ἀπὸ τοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ βλέπομεν αὐτόν

I qm confused as to why there is a article "τοῦ" before a pefore a pronoun. I know αὐτοῦ can have different meanings but i dont know what grammar is going on here

Sentence from Machen's new testmenr greek for beginners

Re: Why is there an article in this this sentance?

Posted: February 28th, 2023, 5:53 pm
by Jason Hare
Eduardo wrote: February 28th, 2023, 5:41 pm λαμβάνομεν ταῦτα τὰ δῶρα ἀπὸ τοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ βλέπομεν αὐτόν

I qm confused as to why there is a article "τοῦ" before a pefore a pronoun. I know αὐτοῦ can have different meanings but i dont know what grammar is going on here

Sentence from Machen's new testmenr greek for beginners
What if the sentence had had ἀπὸ τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀνθρώπου? Would that have made any difference to you? I think the author is trying to get you to think of the various uses of αὐτός, specifically when it is used attributively.