Mark 5:42:9Mark.5.42.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 eu-THYS a-NE-stê to ko-RA-si-on KAI pe-ri-e-PA-tei ÊN gar e-TÔN DÔ-de-ka KAI ek-SE-stê-san eu-THYS ek-STA-sei me-GA-lê
Exegesis
The conjunction gar {γὰρ | gàr} introduces the explanatory clause ēn etōn dōdeka {ἦν γὰρ ἐτῶν δώδεκα | ḗn gàr etôn dṓdeka} ‘for she was twelve years old,’ providing narrative context.
In context — Mark 5:42
And immediately the girl rose and began walking , for she was twelve years old. And they were immediately amazed with great astonishment .
About this coordinate
Mark 5:42:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 5:42, 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.5.42.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.5.42.W9.S1) and character.