Luke 11:4:8Luke.11.4.W8TAB
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
KAI A-phes hê-MEEN tas ha-mar-TI-as hê-MON KAI gar au-TOI a-PHI-o-men pan-TEE o-PHEI-lon-ti hê-MEEN KAI MÊ ei-se-NEN-khêis hê-MAS eis pei-ras-MON
Exegesis
The following clause introduced by gar {γὰρ | gàr} “for” provides the rationale for the request: the emphatic subject autoi {αὐτοὶ | autoí} “we ourselves” precedes the verb aphiomen {ἀφίομεν | aphíomen} “we forgive,” with panti opheilonti hēmin {παντὶ ὀφείλοντι ἡμῖν | pantì opheilónti hēmîn} functioning as a dative substantival participial phrase, “to everyone who is indebted to us.” This establishes a correspondence between human forgiveness and the petition for divine forgiveness.
In context — Luke 11:4
And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us; and do not bring us into temptation.
About this coordinate
Luke 11:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 11:4, 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 Luke.11.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.11.4.W8.S1) and character.