Luke 16:2:18Luke.16.2.W18TAB
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
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GAR
- sentence
KAI phō-NÊ-sas au-TON EI-pen au-TOI TI TOU-to a-KOU-ō pe-RI sou a-PO-dos ton LO-gon TÊS oi-ko-no-MI-as sou ou GAR DY-nê E-ti oi-ko-no-MEIN
Exegesis
The causal clause ou gar dynē eti oikonomein {οὐ γὰρ δύνῃ ἔτι οἰκονομεῖν | ou gàr dún-ē é-ti oi-ko-no-meîn} employs negation with ou gar, the present indicative dynē {δύνῃ | dún-ē}, and the adverb eti to indicate that the steward’s authority is definitively revoked, with the infinitive oikonomein specifying the forbidden action. This progression from summons to interrogation, to command, and then to explanation mirrors the intensifying rhetorical structure of the Greek.
In context — Luke 16:2
And summoning him, he said to him, “What is this that I am hearing about you? Bring the account of your stewardship , because you are not able to continue as steward.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Luke 16:2, 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.16.2.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.2.W18.S1) and character.