Acts 27:25:5Acts.27.25.W5TAB
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
di-O eu-thy-MEI-te AN-dres pi-STEY-uô gar tôi the-ÔI HO-ti HOU-tôs ES-tai kath HON TRO-pon le-LA-lê-TAI moi
Exegesis
Paul’s indicative pisteuo {πιστεύω | pisteúō} ‘I believe’ functions as the rationale, connected by gar {γὰρ | gàr} ‘for.’
In context — Acts 27:25
Therefore, be of good cheer, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as it has been spoken to me.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 27:25, 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.27.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.25.W5.S1) and character.