Mark 14:5:2Mark.14.5.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
ê-DY-na-to gar TOU-to to MY-ron pra-THÊ-nai e-PA-nô dê-na-RI-ôn tri-a-ko-SI-ôn kai do-THÊ-nai tois ptō-KHOIS kai e-ne-bri-MÔN-to au-TÊ
Exegesis
The verse begins with edunato gar {ἠδύνατο γὰρ | ē-dý-na-to gar} ‘for it was able,’ where the imperfect verb edunato presents unrealized potential in past time, and the postpositive conjunction gar links this statement as an explanation of the preceding objection.
In context — Mark 14:5
For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor ; and they began to scold her .
About this coordinate
Mark 14:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 14:5, 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.14.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.5.W2.S1) and character.