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ἵνα

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greekNew TestamentConjunction669 occurrences26 books626 verses

Definition

ἵνα,

I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.),

1. of place, where, whither.

2. of circumstance, when.

II. Conjunction,

1. prop., 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 (Acts 19:4, Romans 11:31 (?), Galatians 2:10, al.);

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

(b) with subjc.: after a pres., Mark 4:21, Luke 6:34, John 3:15, Acts 2:25, Romans 1:11, al.; after a pf., Matthew 1:22, John 5:23, 1 Corinthians 9:22, al.; after an imperat. (present or aor.), Matthew 7:1, Mark 11:25, John 10:38, 1 Corinthians 7:5, al.; after a delib. subjc., Mark 1:38, al.; after a fut., Luke 16:4, John 14:3, 1 Corinthians 15:28, al.; after historic tenses (where optative in cl.; WM, 359f.; M, Pr., 196f.), Mark 6:41 (impf.), John 4:8 (plpf.), Mark 3:14 (aor.), al.;

(with) in late writers (M, Pr., 35; Burton, §§198, 199), with indic., fut: Luke 20:10, 1 Peter 3:1, al.;

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

(e) εἰς (διὰ) τοῦτο, ἵνα: John 18:37, 1 Timothy 1:16, al.; τούτου χάριν, Titus 1:5;

(f) elliptical constructions: omission of the principal verb, John 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 3:9, 1 John 2:19, al.; of the final verb, Romans 4:16, 2 Corinthians 8:13, al.

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

(a) after verbs of wishing, caring, striving, etc.: θέλω, Matthew 7:12, al.; ζητῶ, 1 Corinthians 4:2; 14:12; ζηλόω, 1 Corinthians 14:1, al.;

(b) after verbs of saying, asking, exhorting: εἰπεῖν, Matthew 4:3, al.; ἐρωτῶ, Mark 7:26, al.; παρακαλῶ, Matthew 14:36, 1 Corinthians 1:10, al., etc.;

(with) after words expressing expediency, etc.: συμφέρει, Matthew 18:6, John 11:50, al.; ἱκανός, Matthew 8:8, Luke 7:6; χρείαν ἔχω, John 2:25, al, etc.;

(d) after substantives, adding further definition: ὥρα, John 12:23; 13:1; χρόνος, Revelation 2:21; συνήθεια, John 18:39; μισθός, 1 Corinthians 9:18.

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

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἵνα:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

669 total
  1. Mark 15:15ἵνα · to
    And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
  2. Mark 15:20ἵνα · to
    After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
  3. Mark 15:21ἵνα · to
    Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
  4. Mark 15:32ἵνα · so that
    Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
  5. Mark 16:1ἵνα · so
    When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
  6. Luke 1:4ἵνα · so that
    …so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
  7. Luke 1:43ἵνα · that
    And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
  8. Luke 4:3ἵνα · to
    The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
  9. Luke 5:24ἵνα · so that
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
  10. Luke 6:7ἵνα
    Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
  11. Luke 6:31ἵνα
    Do to others as you would have them do to you.
  12. Luke 6:34ἵνα · expecting
    And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
  13. Luke 7:6ἵνα · to have
    So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
  14. Luke 7:36ἵνα · to
    Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
  15. Luke 8:10ἵνα · so that
    He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
  16. Luke 8:12ἵνα · so that
    The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
  17. Luke 8:16ἵνα · so
    No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
  18. Luke 8:31ἵνα
    And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.
  19. Luke 8:32ἵνα · to
    There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
  20. Luke 9:12ἵνα · so
    As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
  21. Luke 9:40ἵνα · to
    I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
  22. Luke 9:45ἵνα · so that
    But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
  23. Luke 10:40ἵνα · to
    But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”
  24. Luke 11:33ἵνα · so
    No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
  25. Luke 11:50ἵνα · As a result
    As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,
  26. Luke 12:36ἵνα · so that
    Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
  27. Luke 13:7ἵνα‿ · Why
    So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
  28. Luke 14:10ἵνα · so that
    But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.
  29. Luke 14:23ἵνα · so that
    So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
  30. Luke 14:29ἵνα · Otherwise
    Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
  31. Luke 15:29ἵνα · so
    But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
  32. Luke 16:4ἵνα · so that
    I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
  33. Luke 16:9ἵνα · so that
    I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
  34. Luke 16:24ἵνα · to
    So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
  35. Luke 16:27ἵνα
    ‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,
  36. Luke 16:28ἵνα · so that
    …for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
  37. Luke 17:2ἵνα · {to cause}
    It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
  38. Luke 18:5ἵνα · Otherwise
    …yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’”
  39. Luke 18:15ἵνα · for
    Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
  40. Luke 18:39ἵνα
    Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
  41. Luke 18:41ἵνα
    “What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”
  42. Luke 19:4ἵνα · to
    So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
  43. Luke 19:15ἵνα · to
    When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
  44. Luke 20:10ἵνα · to
    At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
  45. Luke 20:14ἵνα · [and]
    But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
  46. Luke 20:20ἵνα · They were hoping
    So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
  47. Luke 20:28ἵνα
    “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  48. Luke 21:36ἵνα · that
    So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
  49. Luke 22:8ἵνα · to
    Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
  50. Luke 22:30ἵνα · so that
    …so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.