οὗτος G5130
these (masculine/feminine plural); plural demonstrative forms pointing to persons or things
This covers τούτων (genitive plural, 'of these'), τούτοις (dative plural, 'to/for these'), and τούτους/ταύτας (accusative plural, 'these' as direct objects). These forms served all three genders in oblique plural cases, though the accusative distinguished masculine (τούτους) from feminine (ταύτας). They enabled reference to groups of people, collections of things, or sets of concepts without repetition. Biblical narratives used these forms to track disciples, authorities, teachings, or events across complex passages. In apostolic instruction, phrases like 'to these' or 'of these' connected ethical commands with specific groups or categories of believers, while 'these things' gathered clusters of theological truths into manageable units.
Senses
BDB / Lexicon Reference
οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, etc.: the dual feminine never in Attic dialect, see ὁ, ἡ, τό, [near the start]:—demonstrative pronoun, this, common from Refs 8th c.BC+ __A ORIGIN and FORMS: οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο probably arose from a reduplication of the demonstrative ὁ, ἡ, τό with insertion of -υ- (= Sanskrit Particle u), e.g. ταῦτα from τα-υ-τα: Doric dialect genitive singular…