ΓΑΡΟΥ̓Κ, γαροὐκ
GAROUK, garouk
Sounds Like: gar-OOK
Translations: for not, indeed not, because not
From the root: ΓΑΡ, ΟΥ̓Κ
Part of Speech: Conjunction, Adverb
Explanation: This word is a compound of the conjunction γάρ (gar), meaning 'for' or 'because', and the negative adverb οὐκ (ouk), meaning 'not'. It is used to introduce a reason or explanation that is negative, effectively meaning 'for not' or 'indeed not'. It is not a standard Koine Greek word and appears to be a scribal error or a very rare, non-standard contraction.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s numbers: G1063 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3756 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 8:41
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΓΑΡ, ΟΥ̓Κ, appear in our texts.
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