Romans 2:1:18Rom.2.1.W18TAB
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
di-O a-na-po-LO-gê-tos EI Ô AN-thrô-pe PAS ho KRI-nôn en HÔ gar KRI-neis ton HE-te-ron se-au-TON ka-ta-KRI-neis ta gar au-TA PRAS-seis ho KRI-nôn
Exegesis
The dative clause en hō gar krineis ton heteron {ἐν ᾧ γὰρ κρίνεις τὸν ἕτερον | en hṓ gar krí-neis tón hé-te-ron} employs the prepositional-relative combination en hō to express the very sphere or standard “in which” judgment is made; gar provides an explanation for the charge of being without excuse.
The neuter plural ta gar auta prasseis {τὰ γὰρ αὐτὰ πράσσεις | tà gar au-tà prás-seis} underlines this hypocrisy: “for you practice the same things.”
In context — Romans 2:1
Therefore, you are without excuse, O man, every one who judges. For in that which you judge the other, you condemn yourself , for you, the one judging, practice the same things .
About this coordinate
Romans 2:1:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Romans 2:1, 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.2.1.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.2.1.W18.S1) and character.