Acts 8:39:20Acts.8.39.W20TAB
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
HO-te de a-NE-bê-san ek tou HY-da-tos PNEU-ma KY-ree-ou HÊR-pa-sen ton PHI-lip-pon kai ouk EI-den au-TON ou-KE-ti ho eu-NOU-khos e-po-REU-e-to gar tên ho-DON au-TOU KHAI-rōn
Exegesis
The clause eporeueto gar ten hodon autou chairon {ἐπορεύετο γὰρ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ χαίρων | e-po-reú-e-to gár tēn ho-dón au-toû khaí-rōn} uses the imperfect eporeueto {ἐπορεύετο | e-po-reú-e-to} to portray ongoing action—he kept going on his way—while gar {γὰρ | gár} introduces this as an explanation or result of the previous event.
In context — Acts 8:39
When they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.
About this coordinate
Acts 8:39:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 8:39, 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.8.39.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.8.39.W20.S1) and character.