Romans 15:27:8Rom.15.27.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
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gar
- sentence
eu-DO-kê-san GAR KAI o-phei-LE-tai EI-sin au-TÔN ei gar tois pneu-ma-ti-KOIS au-TÔN e-koi-NÔ-nê-san ta E-thnê o-PHEI-lou-sin kai en tois sar-ki-KOIS lei-tour-GÊ-sai au-TOIS
Exegesis
The verse begins with eudokesan gar kai opheiletai eisin auton {εὐδόκησαν γάρ καὶ ὀφειλέται εἰσὶν αὐτῶν | eu-dó-kē-san gár kaí o-phei-lé-tai ei-sín au-tôn}, where the aorist eudokesan ‘they were pleased’ states a completed, voluntary decision, and gar links this to the preceding discussion of the collection. The coordination kai opheiletai eisin creates a balance between willingness and obligation: they are not only willing but also “debtors” in an ongoing sense. The genitive auton marks those to whom the obligation is owed.
The second clause opens with ei gar {εἰ γὰρ | ei gár}, a first-class conditional particle plus explanatory gar, introducing the logical ground for the stated obligation.
In context — Romans 15:27
For they were pleased, and they are indeed debtors to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they also are obliged to minister to them in material things.
About this coordinate
Romans 15:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Romans 15:27, 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 Rom.15.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.27.W8.S1) and character.