No. 712 in Greek

εκείνος

"Εκείνος" means "that one" or "he" (demonstrative pronoun).

In a sentence

Εκείνος είναι ο καλύτερος φίλος μου.
He is my best friend.
'Εκείνος' is used here as a demonstrative pronoun to emphasize a specific person.
Μου αρέσουν τα βιβλία εκείνος που έγραψε.
I like the books he wrote.
In this sentence, 'εκείνος' refers to the subject implied in the context.
Ο ήλιος εκείνος που βλέπεις είναι πολύ μακρινός.
The sun that you see is very distant.
'Εκείνος' functions as an attributive pronoun modifying the noun 'ήλιος.'

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