Greek · G2443 · unreviewed

ἵνα

In order that (denoting the purpose or the result)

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ἵνα G2443

Pronunciation hína

What does ἵνα (hína) mean in the Bible?

ἵνα (hína) is a Greek word meaning "in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)". ἵνα, __I.

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Meaning

in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)

Extended definition

Iadverb (poët., Hom., al.),

1of place, where, whither.

2of circumstance, when.

IIConjunction,

1prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the clause, but sometimes (cl. also) preceded by an emphatic word (Act.19:4, Rom.11:31 (?), Gal.2:10, al.);

awith optative (so in cl. after historic tenses): after a pres., Eph.1:17 (but WH, mg., subjc.; see Burton, §225, Rem., 2);

bwith subjc.: after a pres., Mrk.4:21, Luk.6:34, Jhn.3:15, Act.2:25, Rom.1:11, al.; after a pf., Mat.1:22, Jhn.5:23 1Co.9:22, al.; after an imperat. (present or aor.), Mat.7:1, Mrk.11:25, Jhn.10:38, 1Co.7:5, al.; after a delib. subjc., Mrk.1:38, al.; after a fut., Luk.16:4, Jhn.14:3, 1Co.15:28, al.; after historic tenses (where optative in cl.; WM, 359f.; M, Pr., 196f.), Mrk.6:41 (impf.), Jhn.4:8 (plpf.), Mrk.3:14 (aor.), al.; __(with) in late writers (M, Pr., 35; Burton, §§198, 199), with indic., fut: Luk.20:10, 1Pe.3:1, al.;

das often in eccl. writers (Thayer, see word), with indic. pres.: 1Co.4:6, Gal.4:17, al. (?; but V. Burton, §198, Rem.);

eεἰς (διὰ) τοῦτο, ἵνα: Jhn.18:37, 1Ti.1:16, al.; τούτου χάριν, Tit.1:5;

felliptical constructions: omission of the principal verb, Jhn.1:8, 2Th.3:9, 1Jn.2:19, al.; of the final verb, Rom.4:16, 2Co.8:13, al.

2In late writers, definitive, = inf. (WM, 420; Bl, §69, 1), that;

aafter verbs of wishing, caring, striving, etc.: θέλω, Mat.7:12, al.; ζητῶ, 1Co.4:2 14:12; ζηλόω, 1Co.14:1, al.;

bafter verbs of saying, asking, exhorting: εἰπεῖν, Mat.4:3, al.; ἐρωτῶ, Mrk.7:26, al.; παρακαλῶ, Mat.14:36, 1Co.1:10, al., etc.; __(with) after words expressing expediency, etc.: συμφέρει, Mat.18:6, Jhn.11:50, al.; ἱκανός, Mat.8:8, Luk.7:6; χρείαν ἔχω, Jhn.2:25, al, etc.;

dafter substantives, adding further definition: ὥρα, Jhn.12:23 13:1; χρόνος, Rev.2:21; συνήθεια, Jhn.18:39; μισθός, 1Co.9:18.

3In late writers, ecbatic, denoting the result, = ὥστε, that, so that (M, Pr., 206ff.; WM, 572; Bl., §69, 3; Burton, §223): Rom.11:11, 1Co.7:29, 1Th.5:4, al. (but see Thayer, see word); so with the formula referring to the fulfilment of prophecy, ἵνα πληρωθῇ, Mat.1:22 2:14, Jhn.13:18, al.

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Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 1:22 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 4:3 · Matt 4:14 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 7:1 · Matt 7:12 · Matt 8:8 · Matt 9:6 · Matt 10:25 · Matt 12:10 · Matt 12:16 · Matt 12:17 · Matt 14:15 · Matt 14:36 637×

Luke 1:43 · John 6:29 · John 6:39 · John 6:40 · John 11:57 · John 13:34 · John 15:8 · John 15:12 · John 15:17 · John 17:3 · John 17:4 · John 18:39 · Acts 17:15 · Rom 15:31 · Phil 1:9 · Col 4:12 25×

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