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γάρ

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greekNew TestamentConjunction1,042 occurrences27 books990 verses

Definition

γάρ,

co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα,

verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.;

1. explicative and epexegetic: Matthew 4:18; 19:12, Mark 1:16; 5:42; 16:4, Luke 11:3o, Romans 7:1, 1 Corinthians 16:5, al.

2. Conclusive, in questions, answers and exclamations: Matthew 9:5; 27:23, Luke 9:25; 22:27, John 9:30, Acts 8:31; 16:37; 19:35, Romans 15:26, 1 Corinthians 9:10, Philippians 1:18 (Ellic., in l.), 1 Thessalonians 2:20, al.

3. Causal: Matthew 1:21; 2:2, 5, 6, 3:23, Mark 1:22; 9:6, Luke 1:15, 18, John 2:25, Acts 2:25, Romans 1:9, 11, 1 Corinthians 11:5, Revelation 1:3, al.; giving the reason for a command or prohibition, Matthew 2:20; 3:9, Romans 13:11, Colossians 3:3, 1 Thessalonians 4:3, al.; where the cause is contained in an interrog. statement, Luke 22:27, Romans 3:3; 4:3, 1 Corinthians 10:29; καὶ γάρ, for also, Mark 10:45, Luke 6:32, 1 Corinthians 5:7, al. id. as in cl. = etenim, where the καί loses its connective force (Bl., §78, 6; Kühner 3, ii, 854f.), Mark 14:70, Luke 1:66; 22:37, 2 Corinthians 13:4. The proper place of γάρ is after the first word in a clause, but in poets it often comes third or fourth, and so in late prose: 2 Corinthians 1:19. Yet "not the number but the nature of the word after which it stands is the point to be noticed" (see Thayer, see word).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as γάρ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,042 total
  1. 1 Corinthians 4:7γάρ · For
    For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
  2. 1 Corinthians 4:9γάρ · For
    For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
  3. 1 Corinthians 4:15γὰρ · Even; γὰρ · for
    Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
  4. 1 Corinthians 4:20γὰρ · For
    For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
  5. 1 Corinthians 5:3γάρ · Although
    Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
  6. 1 Corinthians 5:7γὰρ · For
    Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
  7. 1 Corinthians 5:12γάρ
    What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?
  8. 1 Corinthians 6:16γάρ · For
    Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
  9. 1 Corinthians 6:20γὰρ
    …you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
  10. 1 Corinthians 7:9γάρ · For
    But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
  11. 1 Corinthians 7:14γὰρ · For
    For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
  12. 1 Corinthians 7:16γὰρ
    How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
  13. 1 Corinthians 7:22γὰρ · For
    For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
  14. 1 Corinthians 7:31γὰρ · For
    …and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
  15. 1 Corinthians 8:5γὰρ · For
    For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),
  16. 1 Corinthians 8:10γάρ · For
    For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?
  17. 1 Corinthians 8:11γὰρ · [So]
    So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.
  18. 1 Corinthians 9:2γὰρ · For
    Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
  19. 1 Corinthians 9:9γὰρ · For
    For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?
  20. 1 Corinthians 9:10γὰρ · Indeed
    Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.
  21. 1 Corinthians 9:15γάρ · Indeed
    But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me. Indeed, I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast.
  22. 1 Corinthians 9:16γὰρ · Yet; γάρ · because; γάρ
    Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
  23. 1 Corinthians 9:17γὰρ
    If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
  24. 1 Corinthians 9:19γὰρ · Though
    Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
  25. 1 Corinthians 10:1γὰρ
    I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
  26. 1 Corinthians 10:4γὰρ · for
    …and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
  27. 1 Corinthians 10:5γὰρ · for
    Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.
  28. 1 Corinthians 10:17γὰρ · for
    Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.
  29. 1 Corinthians 10:26γὰρ · for
    …for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”
  30. 1 Corinthians 10:29γὰρ · For
    …the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
  31. 1 Corinthians 11:5γάρ · for
    And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.
  32. 1 Corinthians 11:6γὰρ
    If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
  33. 1 Corinthians 11:7γὰρ
    A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
  34. 1 Corinthians 11:8γάρ · For
    For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
  35. 1 Corinthians 11:9γὰρ
    Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
  36. 1 Corinthians 11:12γὰρ · For
    For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
  37. 1 Corinthians 11:18γὰρ
    First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
  38. 1 Corinthians 11:19γὰρ · indeed
    And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
  39. 1 Corinthians 11:21γὰρ · For
    For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
  40. 1 Corinthians 11:22γὰρ · Don’t
    Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
  41. 1 Corinthians 11:23γὰρ · For
    For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
  42. 1 Corinthians 11:26γὰρ · For
    For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
  43. 1 Corinthians 11:29γὰρ · For
    For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
  44. 1 Corinthians 12:8γὰρ
    To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
  45. 1 Corinthians 12:12γὰρ
    The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
  46. 1 Corinthians 12:13γὰρ · For
    For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
  47. 1 Corinthians 12:14γὰρ · For
    For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.