Mark 14:7:2Mark.14.7.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
- word
GAR
- sentence
PAN-to-te GAR tous ptō-KHOUS E-khe-te meth he-au-TŌN KAI HO-tan THE-lē-te DY-nas-the au-TOIS EU poi-Ê-sai e-ME de ou PAN-to-te E-khe-te
Exegesis
The verse begins with pantote gar {πάντοτε γὰρ | pán-to-te gar} ‘for always’, where the postpositive conjunction follows the adverb, giving a causal explanation grounded in an ongoing reality.
In context — Mark 14:7
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish, you are able to do good to them; but Me you do not always have.
About this coordinate
Mark 14:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 14:7, 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.14.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.7.W2.S1) and character.