Acts 23:11:12Acts.23.11.W12TAB
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
tê de e-pi-OU-sê nyk-TI e-pi-STAS au-TOI ho KY-ree-os EI-pen THAR-sei hôs gar di-e-mar-TY-rô ta pe-RI e-MOU eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM HOU-tô se DEI kai eis RHÔ-mên mar-ty-RÊ-sai
Exegesis
A comparative clause hōs gar diemartyrō ta peri emou eis Ierousalēm {ὡς γὰρ διεμαρτύρω τὰ περὶ ἐμοῦ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ | hōs gar diemartýrō tá peri emoû eis Ierousalḗm} “for just as you have solemnly testified about me in Jerusalem” links Paul’s past testimony to the forthcoming requirement.
In context — Acts 23:11
But on the following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for just as you have solemnly testified about Me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 23:11, 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.23.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.11.W12.S1) and character.