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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. 2 Corinthians 4:11γὰρ · For
    For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
  2. 2 Corinthians 4:15γὰρ
    All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.
  3. 2 Corinthians 4:17γὰρ · For
    For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
  4. 2 Corinthians 4:18γὰρ · For
    So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
  5. 2 Corinthians 5:1γὰρ · For
    For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
  6. 2 Corinthians 5:2γὰρ · For
    For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
  7. 2 Corinthians 5:4γὰρ
    For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
  8. 2 Corinthians 5:7γὰρ · For
    For we walk by faith, not by sight.
  9. 2 Corinthians 5:10γὰρ · For
    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
  10. 2 Corinthians 5:13γὰρ
    If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
  11. 2 Corinthians 5:14γὰρ · For
    For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
  12. 2 Corinthians 6:2γάρ · For
    For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
  13. 2 Corinthians 6:14γὰρ · For
    Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
  14. 2 Corinthians 6:16γὰρ · For
    What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
  15. 2 Corinthians 7:3γὰρ
    I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.
  16. 2 Corinthians 7:5γὰρ · For
    For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
  17. 2 Corinthians 7:8γὰρ
    Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it—for I see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time—
  18. 2 Corinthians 7:9γὰρ · For
    …yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
  19. 2 Corinthians 7:10γὰρ
    Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
  20. 2 Corinthians 7:11γὰρ
    Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
  21. 2 Corinthians 8:9γὰρ · For
    For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
  22. 2 Corinthians 8:10γὰρ · about
    And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.
  23. 2 Corinthians 8:12γὰρ · For
    For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
  24. 2 Corinthians 8:13γὰρ · [It is not our intention]
    It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.
  25. 2 Corinthians 8:21γὰρ · For
    For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
  26. 2 Corinthians 9:1γὰρ · Now
    Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.
  27. 2 Corinthians 9:2γὰρ · For
    For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
  28. 2 Corinthians 9:7γὰρ · For
    Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
  29. 2 Corinthians 10:3γὰρ · For
    For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
  30. 2 Corinthians 10:4γὰρ
    The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
  31. 2 Corinthians 10:8γὰρ · For
    For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
  32. 2 Corinthians 10:12γὰρ
    We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
  33. 2 Corinthians 10:14γὰρ; γὰρ · Indeed
    We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.
  34. 2 Corinthians 10:18γὰρ · For
    For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
  35. 2 Corinthians 11:2γὰρ; γὰρ · For
    I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
  36. 2 Corinthians 11:4γὰρ · For
    For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.
  37. 2 Corinthians 11:5γὰρ
    I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”
  38. 2 Corinthians 11:9γὰρ · for
    And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
  39. 2 Corinthians 11:13γὰρ · For
    For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
  40. 2 Corinthians 11:14γὰρ · for
    And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
  41. 2 Corinthians 11:19γὰρ · For
    For you gladly put up with fools, since you are so wise.
  42. 2 Corinthians 11:20γὰρ · In fact
    In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.
  43. 2 Corinthians 12:6γὰρ · Even; γὰρ · because
    Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
  44. 2 Corinthians 12:9γὰρ · for
    But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
  45. 2 Corinthians 12:10γὰρ · For
    That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
  46. 2 Corinthians 12:11γὰρ · In fact; γὰρ · since
    I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.