Pronoun demonstrative

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A demonstrative pronoun points to another noun (e.g., this, that, those).

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1. A demonstrative pronoun can refer to a noun which is near (οὗτος, this).

   οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ῥηθεὶς (Mat 3:3)

   for this is what was spoken

2. A demonstrative pronoun can refer to a noun which is far away (ἐκεῖνος, that).

   ἐκεῖνος κλέπτης ἐστὶν καὶ λῃστής (Jhn 10:1)

   That one is a thief and a robber.