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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. Acts 20:10γὰρ
    But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
  2. Acts 20:13γὰρ
    We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
  3. Acts 20:16γὰρ; γὰρ · because
    Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
  4. Acts 20:27γὰρ · For
    For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
  5. Acts 21:3γὰρ
    After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
  6. Acts 21:13γὰρ
    Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
  7. Acts 21:29γὰρ · For
    For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
  8. Acts 21:36γὰρ · For
    For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
  9. Acts 22:22γὰρ
    The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
  10. Acts 22:26γὰρ
    On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
  11. Acts 23:5γὰρ · for
    “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
  12. Acts 23:8γὰρ · For
    For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
  13. Acts 23:11γὰρ
    The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
  14. Acts 23:17γὰρ
    Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
  15. Acts 23:21γὰρ · because
    Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
  16. Acts 24:5γὰρ
    We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
  17. Acts 25:27γάρ · For
    For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
  18. Acts 26:16γὰρ · For
    ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
  19. Acts 26:26γὰρ · For; γὰρ; γάρ · because
    For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
  20. Acts 27:22γὰρ · because
    But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
  21. Acts 27:23γάρ · For
    For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
  22. Acts 27:25γὰρ · for
    So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
  23. Acts 27:34γὰρ; γὰρ · because
    So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
  24. Acts 28:2γὰρ
    The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
  25. Acts 28:20γὰρ · [It is]
    So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
  26. Acts 28:22γὰρ · because
    But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
  27. Acts 28:27γὰρ · For
    For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
  28. Romans 1:9γάρ
    God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
  29. Romans 1:11γὰρ · For
    For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
  30. Romans 1:16γὰρ; γὰρ · because
    I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
  31. Romans 1:17γὰρ · For
    For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
  32. Romans 1:18γὰρ
    The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
  33. Romans 1:19γὰρ · because
    For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
  34. Romans 1:20γὰρ · For
    For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
  35. Romans 1:26γὰρ
    For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
  36. Romans 2:1γὰρ · For; γὰρ · because
    You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
  37. Romans 2:11γάρ · For
    For God does not show favoritism.
  38. Romans 2:12γὰρ
    All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.
  39. Romans 2:13γὰρ · For [it is]
    For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.
  40. Romans 2:14γὰρ · Indeed
    Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law.
  41. Romans 2:24γὰρ
    As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
  42. Romans 2:25γὰρ
    Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
  43. Romans 2:28γὰρ
    A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical.
  44. Romans 3:2γὰρ
    Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.