Mark 13:33:5Mark.13.33.W5TAB
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
BLE-pe-te a-gryp-NEI-te ouk OI-da-te gar PO-te ho kai-ROS es-TIN
Exegesis
The following clause, ouk oidate gar {οὐκ οἴδατε γάρ | ouk oí-da-te gár}, uses the perfect indicative of knowing with the negative particle ouk, expressing a settled state of not knowing. The postpositive gar introduces the causal explanation for the initial commands.
In context — Mark 13:33
Watch, stay awake , for you do not know when the appointed time is.
About this coordinate
Mark 13:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 13:33, 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 Mark.13.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.33.W5.S1) and character.