γὰρ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 γὰρ

   gar

   for
2. sentence🔊 καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ ἐζήτουν πῶς αὐτὸν ἀπολέσωσιν ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ αὐτόν πᾶς γὰρ ὁ ὄχλος ἐξεπλήσσετο ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ.

   kai Ê-kou-san hoi ar-khi-e-REIS kai hoi gram-ma-TEIS kai e-DZÊ-toun pôs au-TON a-po-LE-sô-sin e-pho-BOUN-to gar au-TON pâs gar ho O-khlos ek-se-PLÊS-se-to e-PI têi di-da-KHÊ au-TOU

   and they heard the chief priests and the scribes and they were seeking how him they might destroy they were fearing for him all for the crowd was astonished at the teaching his

Exegesis

The next clause ephobounto gar auton {ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ αὐτὸν | e-pho-boûn-to gár au-tón} explains their motive with the imperfect middle/passive ‘were fearing’, and the subsequent rationale pas gar ho ochlos exeplēsseto {πᾶς γὰρ ὁ ὄχλος ἐξεπλήσσετο | pâs gár ho ókh-los ex-e-plḗs-se-to} ‘for the whole crowd was astonished’ at Jesus’ didachē {διδαχῇ | di-da-khḗ}, with epi {ἐπί | e-pí} plus the dative autou {αὐτοῦ | au-toû} specifying the object of amazement. The double use of gar is retained in “for” and “since” to preserve the causal emphasis of the Greek.