James 3:7:2Jas.3.7.W2TAB
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
PA-sa gar PHY-sis thê-REE-ōn te kai pe-tei-NŌN her-pe-TŌN te kai e-na-LEE-ōn da-MA-dze-tai kai de-DA-ma-stai tê PHY-sei tê an-thrō-PEE-nê
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the universal quantifier pasa {πᾶσα | pâ-sa} ‘every’, linked by the postpositive conjunction gar {γὰρ | gar} ‘for’ to the preceding context.
In context — James 3:7
For every kind of wild animals and of birds, of reptiles and of sea creatures , is being tamed and has been tamed by human nature.
About this coordinate
James 3:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of James 3:7, 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 Jas.3.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.3.7.W2.S1) and character.