2 Corinthians 13:8:22 Cor.13.8.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
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gar
- sentence
ou gar dy-NA-me-tha ti ka-TA tês a-lê-THEI-as al-LA hy-PER tês a-lê-THEI-as
Exegesis
The explanatory conjunction gar {γὰρ | gàr} ‘for’ links this assertion to Paul’s preceding argument.
The present-tense verb phrase ou gar dynametha {οὐ γὰρ δυνάμεθα | ou gàr dy-ná-me-tha} ‘we are not able’ conveys ongoing inability, with the indefinite pronoun ti {τι | ti} ‘anything’ extending the negation universally.
In context — 2 Corinthians 13:8
For we have no ability to do anything contrary to the truth , but only in support of it.
About this coordinate
2 Corinthians 13:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Corinthians 13:8, 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 2 Cor.13.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Cor.13.8.W2.S1) and character.