Matthew 18:20:2Matt.18.20.W2TAB
γάρ
gar
“for”
- Transliteration
- GAR
- Extended
- GAHR
- IPA
- /ˈgar/
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
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OO GAR ei-sin DY-o Ê TREIS sy-nêg-ME-noi eis TO e-MON O-no-ma
- sentence
OO GAR ei-sin DY-o Ê TREIS sy-nêg-ME-noi eis TO e-MON O-no-ma e-KEI ei-mi en ME-sô au-TÔN
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the relative adverb hopou {ὅπου | hó-pou} introducing a general locative clause, followed by the explanatory conjunction gar {γάρ | gár}, which links this saying to the preceding discussion of communal prayer and decision.
In context — Matthew 18:20
For where two or three have been gathered together in My name , there I am among them, in their midst.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 18:20, so the Greek word γάρ (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.18.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.20.W2.S1) and character.