Mark 16:4:9Mark.16.4.W9TAB
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
KAI a-na-BLE-psa-sai the-ō-ROU-sin HO-ti a-po-ke-KY-lis-tai ho LI-thos ÊN gar ME-gas SPHO-dra
Exegesis
The clause en gar megas sphodra {ἦν γὰρ μέγας σφόδρα | ēn gár mégas sphódra} is introduced by the postpositive gar, providing the reason or explanation (“for/because”) for the narrative surprise: the stone was in fact extraordinarily large.
In context — Mark 16:4
And having looked up, they see that the stone had been rolled away, for it was extremely great .
About this coordinate
Mark 16:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 16:4, 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.16.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.4.W9.S1) and character.