I got confused after using the word “his” to explain the genitive case of the definite article (here).
It’s especially confusing because the possessive pronoun for 3rd person plural (ie “their”), is the same word (“τους”) as the accusative form of the definite article for male plural (here), but NOT the same as the genitive form of the definite article for male plural (which is “των”).
Anyway, just to note that the definite article and the possessive pronoun are often, but not always, the same.
Full explanation here on the DuoLingo forum.
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