> That would be an easy task, since "o" means "the" for male subjects in ancient Greek (grammatical articles like "the" were gendered). Not really. There would

> That would be an easy task, since "o" means "the" for male subjects in ancient Greek (grammatical articles like "the" were gendered). Not really. There would need to be an explanation why ho -> ō in this case where no such change occurs in other words. As well as why it does not follow the model of οὗτος in declension.