Acts 20:27:2Acts.20.27.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
- word
gar
- sentence
ou gar hy-pe-stei-LA-mên tou mê a-nan-GEI-lai PA-san tên bou-LÊN tou the-OU hy-MIN
Exegesis
The clause opens with the negative particle ou {οὐ | ou} followed by the postpositive conjunction gar {γάρ | gár}, which in English is brought forward as “for” introducing an explanation that supports the previous statement.
In context — Acts 20:27
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you all the counsel of God .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 20:27, 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.20.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.27.W2.S1) and character.