Mark 15:14:7Mark.15.14.W7TAB
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
ho de pi-LA-tos E-le-gen au-TOIS TI gar e-POI-ee-sen ka-KON hoi de pe-ris-SÔS E-kra-ksan STAU-rô-son au-TON
Exegesis
The direct quotation opens with the interrogative Ti gar {Τί γὰρ | Tí gàr}, combining the interrogative pronoun with an explanatory conjunction to frame a judicial challenge: Pilate demands a specific charge.
Root and etymology
angareuoalpha–gamma–gamma–alpha–rho–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to press into service, especially for official use”
In context — Mark 15:14
But Pilate was saying to them, “Why? What evil has this man done?” But they cried out all the more , “Crucify him!”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 15:14, 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.15.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.14.W7.S1) and character.