Στο βλέμμα του φαινόταν θυμός.

Anger was visible in his look.

Breakdown of Στο βλέμμα του φαινόταν θυμός.

• σε: in
• του: his
• φαίνομαι: to be visible
• ο θυμός: the anger

Questions & Answers about Στο βλέμμα του φαινόταν θυμός.

What does στο mean here, and how is it formed?

Στο is a contraction of σε + το.

• σε = in / at / on / to, depending on context
• το = the neuter singular definite article

So στο βλέμμα literally means in the look / in the gaze.

In this sentence, in is the most natural translation:

• Στο βλέμμα του = in his gaze / in his look

Why is it βλέμμα after στο? Shouldn’t the noun change case?

It does follow the case required by σε, which is the accusative.

However, βλέμμα is a neuter noun, and for many neuter nouns the nominative and accusative singular look exactly the same.

So:

• nominative: το βλέμμα
• accusative: το βλέμμα

After σε, you would expect the accusative, and that is what you have here:

• σε το βλέμμα → στο βλέμμα

What exactly does του mean here?

Here του means his.

Greek often uses the weak genitive pronoun after a noun to show possession: