1 Corinthians 16:9:21 Cor.16.9.W2TAB
γάρ
gar
“for”
- Transliteration
- GAR
- Extended
- GAHR
- IPA
- /ˈgar/
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
THY-ra GAR MOI a-NE-ōi-gen me-GA-lê KAI e-ner-GÊS KAI an-ti-KEI-me-noi pol-LOI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the nominative subject thura {θύρα | thý-ra} to foreground the metaphor of a “door,” followed by the postpositive conjunction gar {γάρ | gár} linking back to Paul’s commission.
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:9
For a broad and productive door has been opened to me , and there are many adversaries .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 16:9, so the Greek word γάρ (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.16.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.9.W2.S1) and character.