Acts 21:36:2Acts.21.36.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
ê-ko-LOU-thei gar to PLÊ-thos tou la-OU KRA-dzo-ntes AI-re au-TON
Exegesis
The postpositive conjunction gar {γὰρ | gàr} ‘for’ provides the causal link to the preceding context.
In context — Acts 21:36
For the multitude of the people pressed on after him, crying out , “Take him away!”
About this coordinate
Acts 21:36:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 21:36, 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.21.36.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.36.W2.S1) and character.