и́бо
- 1.
for, because, since
Он не пришёл, и́бо был бо́лен.
He did not come, for he was ill.
Conjunction; bookish and somewhat archaic, common in formal, literary or ironic style.
Examples
Ибо ко́рень всех зол есть сребролю́бие, кото́рому предавшись, некоторые уклонились от ве́ры и са́ми себя подве́ргли мно́гим скорбя́м.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Typical usagePRO
Core clause patterns
..., и́бо ...
..., for ...
И́бо ... (в нача́ле предложе́ния)
For ... (sentence-initial)
Причи́на проста́, и́бо ...
The reason is simple, for ...
Не ..., и́бо ...
Not ..., for ...
Set phrases and literary style
И́бо не зна́ют, что дела́ют
for they do not know what they are doing
И́бо так возлюби́л Бог мир
For God so loved the world
И́бо на́до
because it must be so
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