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γάρ

garforHow to read Greek
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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

1,042 total
  1. 1 Peter 3:17γὰρ · For
    For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
  2. 1 Peter 4:3γὰρ · For
    For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
  3. 1 Peter 4:6γὰρ
    That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
  4. 1 Peter 4:15γάρ · Indeed
    Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.
  5. 2 Peter 1:8γὰρ · For
    For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  6. 2 Peter 1:9γὰρ · [But]
    But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
  7. 2 Peter 1:10γὰρ · For
    Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
  8. 2 Peter 1:11γὰρ · and
    …and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
  9. 2 Peter 1:16γὰρ · For
    For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
  10. 2 Peter 1:17γὰρ · For
    For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
  11. 2 Peter 1:21γὰρ · For
    For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
  12. 2 Peter 2:4γὰρ · For
    For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
  13. 2 Peter 2:8γὰρ · (for
    …(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—
  14. 2 Peter 2:18γὰρ
    With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
  15. 2 Peter 2:19γάρ · For
    They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
  16. 2 Peter 2:20γὰρ · indeed
    If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
  17. 2 Peter 2:21γὰρ
    It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
  18. 2 Peter 3:4γὰρ
    “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”
  19. 2 Peter 3:5γὰρ · [But]
    But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
  20. 1 John 2:19γὰρ · For
    They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
  21. 1 John 4:20γὰρ · For
    If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
  22. 1 John 5:3γάρ · For
    For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
  23. 2 John 1:11γὰρ
    Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.
  24. 3 John 1:3γὰρ · For
    For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
  25. 3 John 1:7γὰρ · For
    For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
  26. Jude 1:4γάρ · For
    For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
  27. Revelation 1:3γὰρ · because
    Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
  28. Revelation 3:2γὰρ · for
    Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
  29. Revelation 9:19γὰρ · For; γὰρ · indeed
    For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.
  30. Revelation 13:18γὰρ · for
    Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.
  31. Revelation 14:4γάρ · for
    These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
  32. Revelation 14:13γὰρ · for
    And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
  33. Revelation 16:14γὰρ
    These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
  34. Revelation 17:17γὰρ · For
    For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
  35. Revelation 19:8γὰρ · For
    She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
  36. Revelation 19:10γὰρ · For
    So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
  37. Revelation 21:1γὰρ · for
    Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
  38. Revelation 21:22γὰρ · because
    But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
  39. Revelation 21:23γὰρ · because
    And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
  40. Revelation 21:25γὰρ · because
    Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
  41. Revelation 22:10γὰρ · because
    Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.