Despite all the preachers that claim every word in the Bible is important, translators of the Bible often act with complete indifference about the actual words used by Jesus. In this article, we examine the little word they abuse the most often: the definite article, “the.” Why does such a minor word need an essay to explain its importance? Actually, whole books have been written on this topic. The definitive article is the most common word in both ancient Greek and English. One out of every seven words in the Greek New Testament is this word.
"The" - what a significant and powerful word in the way it can change context. This is intriguing.