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τοῖς

ὁ

Definite article, dative plural, masculine/neuter

1. the (to the)
2. him/it (indirect object)
3. that

Built from

• τ- — root · that, so
  Proto-Indo-European demonstrative *to-; cognate with English 'that' and Latin 'tu-' (in tuus).
• -οῖς — ending · dative plural
  The dative plural ending marks indirect objects, agents of passive actions, or objects of prepositions. Here it indicates the noun modified is dative plural masculine or neuter.

Dictionary entry by Claude.

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