Luke 22:18:2Luke.22.18.W2TAB
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
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 context — Luke 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.