John 18:13:7John.18.13.W7TAB
γὰρ
gar
“for”
- Transliteration
- GAR
- Extended
- GAHR
- IPA
- /ˈgar/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ÊN GAR pen-the-ROS TOU ka-i-A-pha
- clause
ÊN GAR pen-the-ROS TOU ka-i-A-pha HOS ÊN ar-khi-e-REUS TOU e-ni-au-TOO e-KEI-nou
- sentence
KAI Ê-ga-gon PROS HAN-nan PRÔ-ton ÊN GAR pen-the-ROS TOU ka-i-A-pha HOS ÊN ar-khi-e-REUS TOU e-ni-au-TOO e-KEI-nou
Exegesis
gar {γὰρ | gár} introduces explanation, not a new event.
In context — John 18:13
They escorted Him first to Annas , because he was Caiaphas’s father-in-law, who was high priest that year.
About this coordinate
John 18:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 18:13, 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 John.18.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.13.W7.S1) and character.