John 3:34:12John.3.34.W12TAB

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. sentence

    HON GAR a-PE-stei-len ho the-OS ta RHÊ-ma-ta tou the-OO la-LEI ou GAR ek ME-trou DI-DÔ-SIN to PNEU-ma

Exegesis

The conjunction gar {γὰρ | gár} links explanatory clauses, and the negative phrase ou gar {οὐ γὰρ | ou gár} ‘for not’ negates measured distribution.

In contextJohn 3:34

For the one whom God sent keeps speaking the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

About this coordinate

John 3:34:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 3:34, 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.3.34.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.34.W12.S1) and character.