1 Corinthians 16:7:31 Cor.16.7.W3TAB
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
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gar
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ou THE-lo gar hy-MAS AR-ti en pa-RO-do i-DEIN el-PI-dzō gar KHRO-non ti-NA e-pi-MEI-nai pros hy-MAS e-AN ho KY-ree-os e-pi-TRE-psēi
Exegesis
The verse begins with ou thelo gar {οὐ θέλω γὰρ | ou thé-lō gár}, where the negative particle and first person verb frame Paul’s unwillingness to make only a brief encounter.
By contrast, the second clause introduced by elpizo gar {ἐλπίζω γὰρ | el-pí-zō gár} expresses an affirmative desire, with the accusative khronon tina {χρόνον τινὰ | khró-non ti-ná} indicating duration and pros hymas {πρὸς ὑμᾶς | pros hymâs} denoting relational closeness.
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:7
I do not want to see you now only in passing ; rather, I hope to remain with you for some time, if the Lord permits.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 16:7, 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.16.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.7.W3.S1) and character.