Luke 21:23:14Luke.21.23.W14TAB
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
ou-AI tais en gas-TRI e-KHOU-sais kai tais thê-la-DZOU-sais en e-KEI-nais tais hê-ME-rais ES-tai gar a-NAN-gkê me-GA-lê e-PI tês gês kai or-GÊ tôi la-ÔI TOU-tôi
Exegesis
Estai gar {ἔσται γὰρ | éstai gar} introduces the explanation, making the next clause the reason for the woe.
In context — Luke 21:23
Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing in those days, for there will be great distress on the land and wrath on this people.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:23:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 21:23, 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.21.23.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.23.W14.S1) and character.