Greek conjunction and particle
γάρ
γάρ is a Greek conjunction and particle. In the 9 analysed lines it was read in, it means “for”.
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from γάρ to the words it goes with.
αὐτῶν γὰρ σφετέρῃσιν ἀτασθαλίῃσιν ὄλοντο, νήπιοι, οἳ κατὰ βοῦς Ὑπερίονος Ἠελίοιο ἤσθιον·
For they perished through their own recklessness, fools who devoured the cattle of Hyperion Helios.
γὰρ: joins ὄλοντο to what comes before.
οὐ γὰρ ἂν δέσποιν’ ἐμὴ Μήδεια πύργους γῆς ἔπλευσ’ Ἰωλκίας ἔρωτι θυμὸν ἐκπλαγεῖσ’ Ἰάσονος·
For my mistress Medea would not have sailed to the towers of Iolchian land, her heart struck with love for Jason.
γὰρ: joins ἔπλευσ’ to what comes before.
κίνησις γὰρ αὕτη μεγίστη δὴ τοῖς Ἕλλησιν ἐγένετο καὶ μέρει τινὶ τῶν βαρβάρων, ὡς δὲ εἰπεῖν καὶ ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἀνθρώπων.
For this was indeed the greatest movement for the Greeks and a certain part of the barbarians, and, one might say, over most of mankind.
γὰρ: joins ἐγένετο to what comes before.
τὸ γὰρ μὴ αἰσχυνθῆναι ὅτι αὐτίκα ὑπ’ ἐμοῦ ἐξελεγχθήσονται ἔργῳ, ἐπειδὰν…
For that they were not ashamed that they would immediately be refuted by me in deed, when I did not appear to be clever at speaking in any way at all, this seemed to me the most shameless thing of theirs, unless perhaps these people call 'clever at speaking' the one who speaks the truth.
γὰρ: joins ἔδοξεν to what comes before.
Ἐγὼ γάρ, ὦ Ἀθηναῖοι, ἐπειδὴ ἔδοξέ μοι γῆμαι καὶ γυναῖκα ἠγαγόμην…
For I, O Athenians, since it seemed good to me to marry and I brought a wife into the house, for all the other time I behaved so as neither to grieve nor to be overly dependent on her to do whatever she might wish, and I kept watch as much as was possible, and I paid attention as was fitting.
γάρ: joins διεκείμην to what comes before.
ὠς γὰρ ἔς σ’ ἴδω βρόχε’, ὤς με φώναισ’ οὐδ’ ἒν…
For whenever I look at you even briefly, I can no longer speak at all; my tongue is broken, a subtle fire at once runs beneath my skin, my eyes see nothing, my ears hum, cold sweat pours down me, trembling seizes me all over, I am paler than grass, and I seem to myself little short of dying.
γὰρ: joins ἴδω to what comes before.
καὶ γὰρ οἰκονόμος δεινὴ καὶ φειδωλὸς καὶ ἀκριβῶς πάντα διοικοῦσα·
for she is a skilled and thrifty housekeeper, managing everything carefully.
γὰρ: tells how or when about οἰκονόμος.
εἰ μὲν γὰρ τοῦτο λέγουσιν, ὁμολογοίην ἂν ἔγωγε οὐ κατὰ τούτους εἶναι ῥήτωρ.
For if that is what they mean, I would agree that I am an orator – though not after their fashion.
γὰρ: joins λέγουσιν to what comes before.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| γὰρ | Conjunction | 7 |
| γάρ | Conjunction | 1 |
| γὰρ | Particle | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to γάρ by an arc in these lines, most often first.