Matthew 15:19:2Matt.15.19.W2TAB
γὰρ
gar
“for”
- Transliteration
- gar
- Extended
- gah-r
- 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
ek gar tês kar-DI-as ek-SER-kho-ntai di-a-lo-gis-MOI po-nê-ROI PHO-noi moi-KHE-ai por-NEI-ai klo-PAI pseu-do-mar-ty-RI-ai blas-phê-MI-ai
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal connector ek gar {ἐκ γὰρ | ek gàr} ‘for out of’, linking this statement to the preceding argument and foregrounding source.
In context — Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, and blasphemies .
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 15:19, 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.15.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.19.W2.S1) and character.