Revelation 21:22:8Rev.21.22.W8TAB
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
- word
gar
- sentence
KAI na-ON ouk EI-don en au-TEE ho gar KY-ree-os ho the-OS ho pan-to-KRA-tôr na-OS au-TÊS es-TIN KAI to ar-NI-on
Exegesis
The article ho {ὁ | ho} ‘the’ with the postpositive gar {γὰρ | gàr} ‘for’ introduces the explanatory clause.
Root and etymology
margarít-mu–alpha–rho–gamma–alpha–rho–iota–tau–eta–sigma
“pearl, precious bead”
In context — Revelation 21:22
And I did not see a temple in her, because the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are her temple.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Revelation 21:22, 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 Rev.21.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.22.W8.S1) and character.