John 21:8:9John.21.8.W9TAB

γὰρ

gar

{for}

Transliteration
gar
Extended
gahr
IPA
/ˈgar/

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

    ou gar Ê-san ma-KRAN a-PO tês YÊS al-LA hôs a-PO pê-KHÔN di-a-ko-SI-ôn

  3. sentence

    hoi de AL-loi ma-thê-TAI tôi ploi-a-RI-ôi ÊL-thon ou gar Ê-san ma-KRAN a-PO tês YÊS al-LA hôs a-PO pê-KHÔN di-a-ko-SI-ôn SY-ron-tes to DIK-ty-on tôn ikh-THY-ôn

Exegesis

The explanatory clause ou gar ēsan makran apo tēs gēs {οὐ γὰρ ἦσαν μακρὰν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς | ou gar ḗ-san mak-ràːn apò tês gêːs} gives the reason: they were not far from land.

In contextJohn 21:8

But the other disciples came in the little boat , for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away, dragging the net of fish .

About this coordinate

John 21:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 21:8, 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.21.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.8.W9.S1) and character.