Romans 16:2:19Rom.16.2.W19TAB
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
HI-na au-TEEN pros-DEK-sê-s-the en KY-ree-ô ak-SI-ôs tôn ha-GI-ôn KAI pa-ra-STÊ-te au-TÊ en hôi an hy-MÔN khrÊ-dzê PRAG-ma-ti KAI gar au-TÊ pro-STA-tis pol-LÔN e-ge-NÊ-thê KAI e-MOU au-TOU
Exegesis
The conjunction kaí gár {καὶ γὰρ | kaí gár} introduces a reason clause where the emphatic autḗ {αὐτὴ | autḗ} and aorist passive egenḗthē {ἐγενήθη | egenḗthē} signal her established status.
In context — Romans 16:2
Receive her in the Lord in a manner that befits the saints, and stand by her in whatever need she may have, for she herself has become a benefactor of many, including me.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:2:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Romans 16:2, 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.16.2.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.2.W19.S1) and character.