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They, They Themselves

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

* Note: When not forming part of the translation of the 3rd pers., plur. of a verb, (1) these translate the plural of the pronouns under HE, in their various forms, autos, houtos, ekeinos, heautou. (2) In Acts 5:16 , hoitines, the plural of hostis, "anyone who," is translated "they;" so in Acts 23:14 , translated "and they;" in Acts 17:11 , "in that they" (some texts have it in Matthew 25:3 ). (3) Sometimes the plural of the article is rendered "they," e.g., Philippians 4:22; Hebrews 13:24; in 1 Corinthians 11:19 , "they which are (approved)" is, lit., "the approved;" in Galatians 2:6 , "they ... (who were of repute)," RV.