Acts 20:10:13Acts.20.10.W13TAB
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
ka-ta-BAS de ho PAU-los e-PE-pe-sen au-TOI kai sym-pe-ri-la-BON EI-pen mê tho-ry-BEI-sthe hê gar psy-KHÊ au-TOU en au-TOI ES-tin
Exegesis
The explanatory conjunction gar {γὰρ | gar} introduces the reason clause hē psychē autou en autō estin {ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ ἐστιν | hē psychḗ autou en autō estin}, with the nominative subject hē psychē ‘the soul’, the genitive autou indicating possession, and en autō ‘in him’ expressing continued life, while the present estin ‘is’ underscores present reality. The translation renders participles as finite verbs or temporal phrases for English readability and retains the causal clause with “for his soul is in him” as an assurance of life.
In context — Acts 20:10
But Paul, having gone down, fell upon him, and after embracing him said, “Do not be disturbed , for his soul is in him.”
About this coordinate
Acts 20:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 20:10, 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 Acts.20.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.10.W13.S1) and character.