John 19:6:24John.19.6.W24TAB

γὰρ

gar

for

Transliteration
GAR
Extended
gahr
IPA
/gar/

Meaning by language

English
for

Alphabet Analysis

Gammagh — guttural
Alphaah — as in father
Rhor — rolled r

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Word in context

  1. word

    GAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    e-GÔ GAR oukh heu-RI-skô en au-TÔ ai-TI-an

  3. clause

    LA-be-te au-TON HY-MEIS KAI stau-RÔ-sa-te e-GÔ GAR oukh heu-RI-skô en au-TÔ ai-TI-an

  4. sentence

    LE-yei au-TOIS ho pi-LA-tos LA-be-te au-TON HY-MEIS KAI stau-RÔ-sa-te e-GÔ GAR oukh heu-RI-skô en au-TÔ ai-TI-an

Exegesis

The explanatory clause introduced by gar {γάρ | gar} ‘for’ states Pilate’s rationale: ego gar ouch heurisko {ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐχ εὑρίσκω | e-gṓ gar oukh heu-rís-kō} ‘for I do not find’, followed by the prepositional phrase en auto {ἐν αὐτῷ | en au-tôi} ‘in him’ and the object aitian {αἰτίαν | ai-tí-an} ‘charge’. This structure underscores both the crowd’s insistence and Pilate’s judicial declaration of the absence of a legal basis for execution.

In contextJohn 19:6

When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw Him , they cried out, saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate says to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him; for I find no charge in Him.”

About this coordinate

John 19:6:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of John 19:6, 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.19.6.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.6.W24.S1) and character.