Matthew 14:24:16Matt.14.24.W16TAB

γὰρ

gar

for

Transliteration
GAR
Extended
GAHR
IPA
/gar/

Meaning by language

English
for

Alphabet Analysis

Gammagh — guttural
Alphaah — as in father
Rhor — rolled r

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Word in context

  1. word

    GAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ÊN GAR e-nan-TI-os HO A-ne-mos

  3. sentence

    TO DE PLOI-on Ê-dê sta-DI-oos pol-LOOS a-PO TÊS YÊS a-PEI-khen ba-sa-ni-ZO-me-non hy-PO TÔN ky-MA-tôn ÊN GAR e-nan-TI-os HO A-ne-mos

Exegesis

The explanatory conjunction gar {γὰρ | gàr} introduces the causal clause enantios ho anemos {ἐναντίος ὁ ἄνεμος | e-nan-tí-os ho án-e-mos}, where the predicate adjective precedes the subject to emphasize the wind’s hostile character.

In contextMatthew 14:24

But the boat was already many stadia from the land, being battered by the waves, for the wind was contrary .

About this coordinate

Matthew 14:24:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 14:24, 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 Matt.14.24.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.24.W16.S1) and character.