Contents

Introduction

Chapter One Historical Overview

1. The Article in Ancient Greek Writings

2. The Influence of German Scholarship

3. The Article in Classical Greek Grammars

4. The Article in Intermediate and Advanced Biblical Greek Grammars

5. The Article in Beginning Biblical Greek Grammars

6. Monographs on the Greek Article

7. Specialized Studies on the Greek Article

8. The State of Current Research

Chapter Two The Common Function of the Article and Relative Pronouns: Methodology

1. The Semantic Function of ὁ-items

2. The Discourse Function of ὁ-items

3. Selection and Organization of Sample Texts

Chapter Three Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clauses

1. Introduction

2. Defining Relative Clauses

3. Non-defining Relative Clauses

4. Conclusion

Chapter Four Relative Clauses as the Head of a Nominal Group

1. The Relative Clause as Subject or Object

2. Articular Participial Clauses as Relative Clauses

3. Articular Participial Clauses as Subject or Complement

4. Conclusion

Chapter Five ὁ-Items in μὲν . . . δὲ Structures

1. The Relative Pronoun in ὃς μὲν . . . ὃς δὲ Structures

2. The Article in ὁ μὲν . . . ὁ δὲ Structures

3. Independent ὁ μὲν and ὁ δὲ Structures

4. Conclusion

Chapter Six The Function of the Article Defined

1. The Function of the Article as a ὁ-item

2. How the Article does not Function

3. The Semantic Function of the Article

4. The Discourse Function of the Article

5. Conclusion

Chapter Seven The Article with Individual Parts of Speech

1. The Article with Participles

2. The Article with Adjectives

3. The Article with Adverbs

4. The Article with Numerals

5. The Article with Particles

6. The Article with Infinitives

7. Conclusion

Chapter Eight The Article with Groups

1. The Article with a Genitive Group

2. The Article with Prepositional Groups

3. Conclusion

Chapter Nine The Article with Nouns

1. Description of the Article’s Function

2. The Article with Nouns

3. The Article with Proper Nouns

4. Conclusion

Chapter Ten The Article as a Structural Element

1. Definers and Group Structures

2. Qualifiers and Group Structures

3. Prepositional Groups and Group Structures

4. Complex Nominal Group Structures

5. Conclusion

Chapter Eleven Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Authors

Index of Modern Authors

Scripture Index