Acts 20:13:17Acts.20.13.W17TAB
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
hê-MEIS de pro-el-THON-tes e-PI to PLOI-on a-NÊKH-thê-men e-PI tên AS-son e-KEI-then MEL-lon-tes a-na-lam-BA-nein ton PAU-lon HOU-tôs gar di-a-te-ta-GME-nos ÊN MEL-lôn au-TOS pe-DZEU-ein
Exegesis
The explanatory clause introduced by houtōs gar {οὕτως γὰρ | hoú-tōs gàr} provides the rationale, with diatetagmenos ēn {διατεταγμένος ἦν | di-a-te-tag-mé-nos ên} functioning as a periphrastic perfect, “he had arranged,” emphasizing the prior and still-effective nature of Paul’s decision.
In context — Acts 20:13
But we, having gone ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for thus he had arranged, since he himself was about to go by land .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:13:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 20:13, 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.20.13.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.13.W17.S1) and character.