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Lexicon :: Strong's G1063 - gar

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γάρ
Transliteration
gar (Key)
Pronunciation
gar
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Part of Speech
conjunction
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary particle
mGNT
1,041x in 2 unique form(s)
TR
1,067x in 2 unique form(s)
LXX
882x in 2 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

γάρ gár, gar; a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):—and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,067x

The KJV translates Strong's G1063 in the following manner: for (1,027x), miscellaneous (28x), not translated (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,067x
The KJV translates Strong's G1063 in the following manner: for (1,027x), miscellaneous (28x), not translated (12x).
  1. for

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γάρ gár, gar; a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):—and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
STRONGS G1063:
γάρ, a conjunction, which according to its composition, γέ and ἄρα (equivalent to ἄρ), is properly a particle of affirmation and conclusion, denoting truly therefore, verily as the case stands, "the thing is first affirmed by the particle γέ, and then is referred to what precedes by the force of the particle ἄρα" (Klotz ad Devar. ii. 1, p. 232; cf. Kühner, ii., p. 724; [Jelf, § 786; Winers Grammar, 445f (415f)]). Now since by a new affirmation not infrequently the reason and nature of something previously mentioned are set forth, it comes to pass that, by the use of this particle, either the reason and cause of a foregoing statement is added, whence arises the causal or argumentative force of the particle, for (Latin nam, enim; German denn); or some previous declaration is explained, whence γάρ takes on an explicative force: for, the fact is, namely (Latin videlicet, German nämlich). Thus the force of the particle is either conclusive, or demonstrative, or explicative and declaratory; cf. Rost in Passow's Lexicon, i., p. 535ff; Kühner, ii., pp. 724ff, 852ff; [cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word]. The use of the particle in the N. T. does not differ from that in the classics.
I. Its primary and original Conclusive force is seen in questions (in Greek writings also in exclamations) and answers expressed with emotion; where, according to the connexion, it may be freely represented by assuredly, verily, forsooth, why, then, etc.: ἐν γὰρ τούτῳ etc. ye profess not to know whence he is; herein then is assuredly a marvellous thing, why, herein etc. John 9:30; οὐ γάρ, ἀλλά etc. by no means in this state of things, nay verily, but etc. Acts 16:37; certainly, if that is the case, 1 Corinthians 8:11 L T Tr WH. It is joined to interrogative particles and pronouns: μὴ γὰρ etc. John 7:41 (do ye then suppose that the Christ comes out of Galilee? What, doth the Christ, etc.?); μὴ γὰρ... οὐκ, 1 Corinthians 11:22 (what! since ye are so eager to eat and drink, have ye not, etc.?); τίς γάρ, τί γάρ: Matthew 27:23 (τί γὰρ κακὸν ἐποίησεν, ye demand that he be crucified like a malefactor, Why, what evil hath he done?); Matthew 9:5 (your thoughts are evil; which then do ye suppose to be the easier, etc.?); Matthew 16:26; Matthew 23:17, 19; Luke 9:25; Acts 19:35; τί γάρ; for τί γάρ ἐστι, what then? i. e. what, under these circumstances, ought to be the conclusion? Philippians 1:18 [cf. Ellicott at the passage]; πῶς γάρ, Acts 8:31; cf. Klotz, the passage cited, p. 245ff; Kühner, ii., p. 726; [Jelf, ii., p. 608]; Winer's Grammar, 447 (416). Here belongs also the vexed passage Luke 18:14 γὰρ ἐκεῖνος (so G T Tr marginal reading, but L WH Tr text παῤ ἐκεῖνον) or do ye suppose then that that man went down approved of God? cf. Winer's Grammar, 241 (226).
II. It adduces the Cause or gives the Reason of a preceding statement or opinion;
1. universally: Matthew 2:5; Matthew 6:24; Mark 1:22; Mark 9:6; Luke 1:15, 18; Luke 21:4; John 2:25; Acts 2:25; Romans 1:9, 11; 1 Corinthians 11:5; Hebrews 2:8; 1 John 2:19; Revelation 1:3, and very often. In John 4:44 γάρ assigns the reason why now at length Jesus betook himself into Galilee; for the authority denied to a prophet in his own country (Galilee), he had previously to seek and obtain among strangers; cf. John 4:45; Meyer [yet see edition 6 (Weiss)] at the passage; Strauss, Leben Jesu, i. 725 edition 3; Neander, Leben Jesu, p. 385f edition 1 [American translation, pp. 100, 168]; Ewald, Jahrbb. d. Biblical Wissensch. x., p. 108ff.
2. Often the sentences are connected in such a way that either some particular statement is established by a general proposition (`the particular by the universal'), as in Matthew 7:8; Matthew 13:12; Matthew 22:14; Mark 4:22, 25; John 3:20; 1 Corinthians 12:12; Hebrews 5:13, etc.; or what has been stated generally, is proved to be correctly stated by a particular instance (`the universal by the particular'): Mark 7:10; Luke 12:52, 58; Romans 7:2; 1 Corinthians 1:26; 1 Corinthians 12:8.
3. To sentences in which something is commanded or forbidden, γάρ annexes the reason why the thing must either be done or avoided: Matthew 1:20; Matthew 2:20; Matthew 3:9; Matthew 7:2; Romans 13:11; Colossians 3:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Hebrews 2:2, and very often. In Philippians 2:13 γάρ connects the verse with Philippians 2:12 thus: work out your salvation with most intense earnestness, for nothing short of this accords with God's saving efficiency within your souls, to whom you owe both the good desire and the power to execute that desire.
4. To questions, γάρ annexes the reason why the question is asked: Matthew 2:2 (we ask this with good reason, for we have seen the star which announces his birth); Matthew 22:28; Romans 14:10; 1 Corinthians 14:9; Galatians 1:10.
5. Frequently the statement which contains the cause is interrogative; τίς, τί γάρ: Luke 22:27; Romans 4:3; Romans 11:34; 1 Corinthians 2:16; 1 Corinthians 7:16; Hebrews 1:5; Hebrews 12:7; τί γάρ for τί γάρ ἐστι, Romans 3:3 (cf. Fritzsche at the passage; [Ellicott on Philippians 1:18]); ἵνα τί γάρ, 1 Corinthians 10:29; ποία γάρ, James 4:14 [WH text omits; Tr brackets γάρ].
6. Sometimes in answers it is so used to make good the substance of a preceding question that it can be rendered yea, assuredly: 1 Corinthians 9:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:20; cf. Kühner, ii., p. 724.
7. Sometimes it confirms, not a single statement, but the point of an entire discussion: Romans 2:25 (it is no advantage to a wicked Jew, for etc.). On the other hand, it may so confirm but a single thought as to involve the force of asseveration and be rendered assuredly, yea: Romans 15:27 (εὐδόκησαν γάρ); so also καὶ γάρ, Philippians 2:27.
8. It is often said that the sentence of which γάρ introduces the cause, or renders the reason, is not expressed, but must be gathered from the context and supplied in thought. But that this ellipsis is wholly imaginary is clearly shown by Klotz ad Devar. ii. 1, p. 236f, cf. Winer's Grammar, 446f (415f). The particle is everywhere used in reference to something expressly stated. Suffice it to append a very few examples; the true nature of many others is shown under the remaining heads of this article: In Matthew 5:12 before γάρ some supply 'nor does this happen to you alone'; but the reason is added why a great reward in heaven is reserved for those who suffer persecution, which reason consists in this, that the prophets also suffered persecution, and that their reward is great no one can doubt. In Romans 8:18 some have supplied 'do not shrink from this suffering with Christ'; but on the use of γάρ here, see III. a. below. On Mark 7:28 [T Tr WH omit; L brackets γάρ], where before καὶ γάρ some supply 'but help me,' or 'yet we do not suffer even the dogs to perish with hunger,' see 10 b. below. In Acts 9:11 before γάρ many supply 'he will listen to thee'; but it introduces the reason for the preceding command.
9. When in successive statements γάρ is repeated twice or thrice, or even four or five times, either
a. one and the same thought is confirmed by as many arguments, each having its own force, as there are repetitions of the particle [Meyer denies the coordinate use of γάρ in the N. T., asserting that the first is argumentative, the second explicative, see his commentaries on the passage to follow, also on Romans 8:6]: Matthew 6:32; Romans 16:18f; or
b. every succeeding statement contains the reason for its immediate predecessor, so that the statements are subordinate one to another: Mark 6:52; Matthew 16:25-27; John 3:19; John 5:21; Acts 2:15; Romans 4:13-15; Romans 8:2f, 5; 1 Corinthians 3:3; 1 Corinthians 9:15-17 (where five times in G L T Tr WH); 1 Corinthians 16:7; James 2:10, etc.; or
c. it is repeated in a different sense: Mark 9:39-41; Romans 5:6f (where cf. Winer's Grammar, 453 (422)); Romans 10:2-5 (four times); James 4:14 [WH text omits; Tr brackets the first γάρ, L WH marginal reading omit the second].
10. καὶ γάρ (on which cf. Kühner, ii., p. 854f; Winer's Grammar, 448 (417); [Ellicott on 2 Thessalonians 3:10]) is
a. for, and truly (etenim, namque, [the simple rendering for is regarded as inexact by many; cf. Meyer on 2 Corinthians 13:4 and see Hartung, Partikeln, i. 137f; Krüger, § 69, 32, 21]): Mark 14:70; Luke 22:37 [L Tr brackets γάρ]; 1 Corinthians 5:7; 1 Corinthians 11:9; 1 Corinthians 12:13.
b. for also, for even (nam etiam): Matthew 8:9; Mark 10:45; Luke 6:32; John 4:45; 1 Corinthians 12:14, etc. In Mark 7:28 καὶ γάρ [R G L brackets] τὰ κυνάρια etc. the woman, by adducing an example, confirms what Christ had said, but the example is of such a sort as also to prove that her request ought to be granted. τὲ γάρ for indeed (German denn ja): Romans 7:7; cf. Fritzsche at the passage; Winer's Grammar, 448 (417). ἰδοὺ γάρ, see under ἰδού.
III. It serves to explain, make clear, illustrate, a preceding thought or word: for equivalent to that is, namely;
a. so that it begins an exposition of the thing just announced [cf. Winer's Grammar, 454f (423f)]: Matthew 1:18 [R G]; Matthew 19:12; Luke 11:30; Luke 18:32. In Romans 8:18 γάρ introduces a statement setting forth the nature of the συνδοξασθῆναι just mentioned.
b. so that the explanation is intercalated into the discourse, or even added by way of appendix: Matthew 4:18; Mark 1:16; Mark 2:15; Mark 5:42; Romans 7:1; 1 Corinthians 16:5. In Mark 16:4 the information ἦν γὰρ μέγας σφόδρα is added to throw light on all that has been previously said (in Mark 16:3f) about the stone.
IV. As respects position: γάρ never occupies the first place in a sentence, but the second, or third, or even the fourth ( τοῦ θεοῦ γὰρ υἱός, 2 Corinthians 1:19 — according to true text). Moreover, "not the number but the nature of the word after which it stands is the point to be noticed," Hermann on Sophocles Phil. 1437.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
1:18; 1:20; 2:2; 2:5; 2:20; 3:9; 4:18; 5:12; 6:24; 6:32; 7:2; 7:8; 8:9; 9:5; 13:12; 16:25; 16:26; 16:26; 16:27; 19:12; 22:14; 22:28; 23:17; 23:19; 27:23
Mark
1:16; 1:22; 2:15; 4:22; 4:25; 5:42; 6:52; 7:10; 7:28; 7:28; 9:6; 9:39; 9:40; 9:41; 10:45; 14:70; 16:3; 16:4
Luke
1:15; 1:18; 6:32; 9:25; 11:30; 12:52; 12:58; 18:14; 18:32; 21:4; 22:27; 22:37
John
2:25; 3:19; 3:20; 4:44; 4:45; 4:45; 5:21; 7:41; 9:30
Acts
2:15; 2:25; 8:31; 9:11; 16:37; 19:35
Romans
1:9; 1:11; 2:25; 3:3; 4:3; 4:13; 4:14; 4:15; 5:6; 7:1; 7:2; 7:7; 8:2; 8:5; 8:6; 8:18; 8:18; 10:2; 10:3; 10:4; 10:5; 11:34; 13:11; 14:10; 15:27; 16:18
1 Corinthians
1:26; 2:16; 3:3; 5:7; 7:16; 8:11; 9:10; 9:15; 9:16; 9:17; 10:29; 11:5; 11:9; 11:22; 12:8; 12:12; 12:13; 12:14; 14:9; 16:5; 16:7
2 Corinthians
1:19; 13:4
Galatians
1:10
Philippians
1:18; 1:18; 2:12; 2:13; 2:27
Colossians
3:3
1 Thessalonians
2:20; 4:3
2 Thessalonians
3:10
Hebrews
1:5; 2:2; 2:8; 5:13; 12:7
James
2:10; 4:14; 4:14
1 John
2:19
Revelation
1:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1063 matches the Greek γάρ (gar),
which occurs 1,041 times in 990 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 20 (Mat 1:20–Mat 11:30)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:20 -

But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:21 -

“She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:2 -

saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star at its rising and have come to worship him.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:5 -

“In Bethlehem of Judea,” they told him, “because this is what was written by the prophet:

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:6 -

“And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,

are by no means least among the rulers of Judah:

Because out of you will come a ruler

who will shepherd my people Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:13 -

After they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to kill him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:20 -

saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, because those who intended to kill the child are dead.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:2 -

and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:3 -

For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said:

A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:

Prepare the way for the Lord;

make his paths straight!

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:9 -

“And don’t presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:15 -

Jesus answered him, “Allow it for now, because this is the way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John allowed him to be baptized.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:6 -

and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written:

He will give his angels orders concerning you,

and they will support you with their hands

so that you will not strike

your foot against a stone.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:10 -

Then Jesus told him, “Go away,[fn] Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:17 -

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:18 -

As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter), and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea ​— ​for they were fishermen.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:12 -

“Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:18 -

“For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter[fn] or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all things are accomplished.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:20 -

“For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:29 -

“If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:30 -

“And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:46 -

“For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:7 -

“When you pray, don’t babble like the Gentiles, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:8 -

“Don’t be like them, because your Father knows the things you need before you ask him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:14 -

“For if you forgive others their offenses, your heavenly Father will forgive you as well.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:16 -

“Whenever you fast, don’t be gloomy like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces so that their fasting is obvious to people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:21 -

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:24 -

“No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:32 -

“For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:34 -

“Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:2 -

“For you will be judged by the same standard with which you judge others, and you will be measured by the same measure you use.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:8 -

“For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:12 -

“Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25 -

“The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded that house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:29 -

because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like their scribes.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:9 -

“For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command.[fn] I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this! ’ and he does it.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:5 -

“For which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:13 -

“Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:16 -

“No one patches an old garment with unshrunk cloth, because the patch pulls away from the garment and makes the tear worse.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:21 -

for she said to herself, “If I can just touch his robe, I’ll be made well.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:24 -

“Leave,” he said, “because the girl is not dead but asleep.” And they laughed at him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:10 -

“Don’t take a traveling bag for the road, or an extra shirt, sandals, or a staff, for the worker is worthy of his food.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:17 -

“Beware of them, because they will hand you over to local courts[fn] and flog you in their synagogues.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:19 -

“But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you are to speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:20 -

“because it isn’t you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking through you.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:23 -

“When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. For truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:26 -

“Therefore, don’t be afraid of them, since there is nothing covered that won’t be uncovered and nothing hidden that won’t be made known.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:35 -

“For I came to turn

a man against his father,

a daughter against her mother,

a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:13 -

“For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:18 -

“For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon! ’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:30 -

“For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”


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