ΤΟΙΣΓΑΡ, τοισγαρ
TOISGAR, toisgar
Sounds Like: TOYS-gar
Translations: for the, for these, for those, because the, because these, because those
From the root: Ὁ, ΓΑΡ
Part of Speech: Particle, Article, Pronoun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the dative plural of the definite article or demonstrative pronoun (ΤΟΙΣ) and the postpositive particle (ΓΑΡ). It means 'for the' or 'because the' when referring to plural nouns in the dative case. It can also mean 'for these' or 'for those' when acting as a demonstrative pronoun. The particle 'γάρ' often provides an explanation or reason for a preceding statement.
Inflection: Dative, Plural, All genders (for ΤΟΙΣ); Does not inflect (for ΓΑΡ)
Strong’s numbers: G3588 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1063 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, Ὁ, ΓΑΡ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΤΟΥΣΓΑΡ — for the, for those, for them, because the, because those, because them
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