Luke 19:48:9Luke.19.48.W9TAB
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 oukh HEU-ris-kon to TI poi-Ê-sô-sin ho la-OS gar HA-pas ek-se-KRE-ma-to au-TOU a-KOU-ōn
Exegesis
Gar {γὰρ | gàr} “for” marks the causal explanation, with ho laos hapas {ὁ λαὸς ἅπας | ho la-ós há-pas} “all the people” as the subject, hapas intensifying the inclusivity of the crowd.
In context — Luke 19:48
And they were not finding what they could do, for all the people were hanging on Him as they listened to Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:48:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 19:48, 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.19.48.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.48.W9.S1) and character.