1 Corinthians 15:21:21 Cor.15.21.W2TAB
γὰρ
gar
“for”
- Transliteration
- gar
- Extended
- gahr
- IPA
- /gar/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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Word in context
- word
gar
- sentence
e-pei-DEE gar di an-THRÔ-pou THA-na-tos KAI di an-THRÔ-pou a-NA-sta-sis ne-KRÔN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal connector epeide gar {ἐπειδὴ γὰρ | epeidē gar} ‘for since’, linking this statement to the preceding discussion of resurrection.
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:21
For since death came through a man, through a man also comes the resurrection of the dead.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 15:21, 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.15.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.21.W2.S1) and character.