Hebrews 13:9:8Heb.13.9.W8TAB
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
di-da-KHAIS poi-KI-lais KAI KSE-nais MÊ pa-ra-PHE-res-the ka-LON gar KHA-ri-ti be-be-ai-OU-sthai tên kar-DI-an ou BRÔ-ma-sin en hois ouk ō-phe-LÊ-thē-san hoi pe-ri-pa-TOUN-tes
Exegesis
The following clause kalon gar chariti bebaiousthai ten kardian {καλὸν γὰρ χάριτι βεβαιοῦσθαι τὴν καρδίαν | kalón gár chári-ti bebaioûsthai tḕn kardían} is explanatory, introduced by gar {γάρ | gár} “for,” and uses the predicate adjective kalon with an infinitival clause “to be established the heart” to state what is good. The dative chariti serves as a dative of means “by grace,” while bebaiousthai is a present middle or passive infinitive taking ten kardian as its object, emphasizing an ongoing strengthening of the inner person.
In context — Hebrews 13:9
Do not be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be established by grace , not by foods , by which those who walk in them were not benefited.
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Hebrews 13:9, 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.13.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.9.W8.S1) and character.