Luke 22:18:2Luke.22.18.W2TAB

γὰρ

gar

for

Transliteration
gar
Extended
gahr
IPA
/gar/

Meaning by language

English
for

Alphabet Analysis

Gammagh — guttural
Alphaah — as in father
Rhor — rolled r

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Word in context

  1. word

    gar

  2. sentence

    LE-gō gar hy-MEEN ou MÊ PI-ō a-PO tou NYN a-PO tou ge-NE-ma-tos tês am-PE-lou HE-ōs hou hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU EL-thêi

Exegesis

The saying opens with legō gar hymin {λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν | légō gàr hymîn}, where gar marks the statement as a reasoned continuation of the surrounding discourse.

In contextLuke 22:18

For I say to you, from this time forward I will certainly not drink from the vine’s yield until the kingdom of God comes.

About this coordinate

Luke 22:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 22:18, 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.22.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.18.W2.S1) and character.