1 Corinthians 14:17:31 Cor.14.17.W3TAB

γὰρ

gar

for

Transliteration
gar
Extended
gahr
IPA
/gar/

Meaning by language

English
for

Alphabet Analysis

Gammagh — guttural
Alphaah — as in father
Rhor — rolled r

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Word in context

  1. word

    gar

  2. sentence

    sy men gar ka-LOS eu-kha-ris-TEIS AL ho HE-te-ros ouk oi-ko-do-MEI-tai

Exegesis

Paul begins with the emphatic subject pronoun su {σὺ | sù} to highlight the addressee’s action, followed by the particle pair men gar {μὲν γὰρ | mèn gàr}, which together introduce a concessive causation.

In context1 Corinthians 14:17

For you indeed give thanks well, but the other person is not being built up.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 14:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 14:17, so the Greek word γὰρ (gar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.14.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.17.W3.S1) and character.