γὰρ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 γὰρ

   gar

   for
2. sentence🔊 Καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ λεγούσης Γράψον Μακάριοι οἱ νεκροὶ οἱ ἐν κυρίῳ ἀποθνῄσκοντες ἀπʼ ἄρτι ναί λέγει τὸ πνεῦμα ἵνα ἀναπαήσονται ἐκ τῶν κόπων αὐτῶν τὰ γὰρ ἔργα αὐτῶν ἀκολουθεῖ μετʼ αὐτῶν

   KAI Ê-kou-sa phō-NÊS ek tou ou-ra-NOU le-GOU-sês GRAP-son ma-KA-ri-oi hoi ne-KROI hoi en KY-ree-ōi a-poth-NÊI-skon-tes ap AR-ti NAI LE-gei to PNEU-ma HI-na a-na-pa-Ê-sōn-tai ek tôn KO-pōn au-TÔN ta gar ER-ga au-TÔN a-ko-lou-THEI met au-TÔN

   And I heard of a voice from the heaven saying Write Blessed the dead who in Lord dying from now Yes says the Spirit that they may rest from the labors of them the for works of them follows with them

Exegesis

The purpose clause hina anapaēsontai ek tōn kopōn autōn {ἵνα ἀναπαήσονται ἐκ τῶν κόπων αὐτῶν | hína anapaḗsontai ek tōn kópōn autōn} ‘so that they will rest from their labors’ is followed by the explanatory gar-clause ta gar erga autōn akolouthei met’ autōn {τὰ γὰρ ἔργα αὐτῶν ἀκολουθεῖ μετʼ αὐτῶν | tà gàr érga autōn akoloutheî met’ autōn} ‘for their works follow with them,’ linking eternal rest to the lasting impact of their deeds.