ΓΝΩΣΘΕΝΤΑΣΓΑΡ, γνωσθεντασγαρ
GNŌSTHENTASGAR, gnōsthentasgar
Sounds Like: gno-STHEN-tas-GAR
Translations: for having been known, for they were known, for they had been known
From the root: ΓΙΝΩΣΚΩ, ΓΑΡ
Part of Speech: Verb, Conjunction
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the aorist passive participle of the verb ΓΙΝΩΣΚΩ (ginōskō), meaning 'to know,' and the postpositive conjunction ΓΑΡ (gar), meaning 'for' or 'because.' The participle describes an action that has already occurred, indicating that someone or something has been known or recognized. The conjunction ΓΑΡ introduces a reason or explanation for a preceding statement. Therefore, the combined word explains the reason why something happened, specifically because something or someone had been known or recognized.
Inflection: Aorist, Passive, Participle, Accusative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s numbers: G1097 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1063 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 10:7
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΓΙΝΩΣΚΩ, ΓΑΡ, appear in our texts.
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