Hebrews 13:16:9Heb.13.16.W9TAB
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
tês de eu-po-I-as kai koi-no-NEE-as mê e-pi-lan-THA-nes-the toi-AU-tais gar thy-SI-ais eu-a-res-TEI-tai ho the-OS
Exegesis
In the explanatory clause, toiautais gar thysiais {τοιούταις γὰρ θυσίαις | toiútais gár thysíais} places “such sacrifices” in the dative, functioning instrumentally or associatively, “with such sacrifices.”
English renderings convert the abstract genitive nouns into verbal expressions (“doing good and sharing”) to clarify their ethical force, and they preserve the causal relationship introduced by gar {γὰρ | gár} with “for” or “because,” making clear that God’s pleasure is the reason such behavior must not be forgotten.
In context — Hebrews 13:16
But do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Hebrews 13:16, 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 Heb.13.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.16.W9.S1) and character.