Luke 20:33:12Luke.20.33.W12TAB
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
hê gy-NE oun en tê a-na-STA-sei TI-nos au-TÔN GI-ne-tai gy-NÊ hoi gar hep-TA ES-khon au-TÊN gy-NAI-ka
Exegesis
The nominative hoi gar hepta {οἱ γὰρ ἑπτὰ | hoi gár heptá} introduces a supporting explanation with gar “for,” presenting “the seven” as the subject that grounds the dilemma.
In context — Luke 20:33
Therefore, that woman, in the resurrection , whose wife does she become among them? For the seven had her as a wife.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:33:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 20:33, 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.20.33.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.33.W12.S1) and character.