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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. Luke 22:32ἵνα · that
    But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
  2. Luke 22:46ἵνα · so that
    “Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”
  3. John 1:7ἵνα · to; ἵνα · so that
    He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
  4. John 1:8ἵνα
    He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
  5. John 1:19ἵνα · to
    And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
  6. John 1:22ἵνα
    So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
  7. John 1:27ἵνα · to
    He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
  8. John 1:31ἵνα · [was] that
    I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
  9. John 2:25ἵνα
    He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
  10. John 3:15ἵνα · that
    …that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.
  11. John 3:16ἵνα · that
    For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
  12. John 3:17ἵνα · to; ἵνα · to
    For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
  13. John 3:20ἵνα · for fear that
    Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
  14. John 3:21ἵνα · so that
    But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”
  15. John 4:8ἵνα · to
    (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
  16. John 4:15ἵνα · so that
    The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
  17. John 4:34ἵνα · to
    Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
  18. John 4:36ἵνα · so that
    Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
  19. John 4:47ἵνα · to
    When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
  20. John 5:7ἵνα
    “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”
  21. John 5:14ἵνα · or
    Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
  22. John 5:20ἵνα · to
    The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
  23. John 5:23ἵνα · so that
    …so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
  24. John 5:34ἵνα · so that
    Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.
  25. John 5:36ἵνα
    But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
  26. John 5:40ἵνα · to
    …yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
  27. John 6:5ἵνα · for
    When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
  28. John 6:7ἵνα
    Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
  29. John 6:12ἵνα · so that
    And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”
  30. John 6:15ἵνα
    Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
  31. John 6:28ἵνα · to
    Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”
  32. John 6:29ἵνα · to
    Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”
  33. John 6:30ἵνα · so that
    So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
  34. John 6:38ἵνα · to
    For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
  35. John 6:39ἵνα · that
    And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
  36. John 6:40ἵνα · that
    For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
  37. John 6:50ἵνα · so that
    This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
  38. John 7:3ἵνα · so that
    So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
  39. John 7:23ἵνα · so that
    If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
  40. John 7:32ἵνα · to
    When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
  41. John 8:6ἵνα · in order
    They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
  42. John 8:56ἵνα · that
    Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.”
  43. John 8:59ἵνα · to
    At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
  44. John 9:2ἵνα · that
    …and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
  45. John 9:3ἵνα · [this happened] so that
    Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
  46. John 9:22ἵνα · that
    His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
  47. John 9:36ἵνα · [Tell me] so that
    “Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”
  48. John 9:39ἵνα · so that
    Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”