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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. Matthew 1:22ἵνα · to
    All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
  2. Matthew 2:15ἵνα · This
    …where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
  3. Matthew 4:3ἵνα
    The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
  4. Matthew 4:14ἵνα · to
    …to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
  5. Matthew 5:29ἵνα · to
    If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
  6. Matthew 5:30ἵνα · to
    And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.
  7. Matthew 7:1ἵνα · or
    “Do not judge, or you will be judged.
  8. Matthew 7:12ἵνα
    In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
  9. Matthew 8:8ἵνα · to
    The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
  10. Matthew 9:4Ἵνα‿ · Why
    But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?
  11. Matthew 9:6ἵνα · so that
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
  12. Matthew 10:25ἵνα · to
    It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
  13. Matthew 12:10ἵνα · In order to
    …and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
  14. Matthew 12:16ἵνα
    …warning them not to make Him known.
  15. Matthew 12:17ἵνα · This was
    This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
  16. Matthew 14:15ἵνα · so
    When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
  17. Matthew 14:36ἵνα · to
    …and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  18. Matthew 16:20ἵνα
    Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.
  19. Matthew 17:27ἵνα · so that
    “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
  20. Matthew 18:6ἵνα · to have
    But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
  21. Matthew 18:14ἵνα · that
    In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
  22. Matthew 18:16ἵνα · so that
    But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
  23. Matthew 19:13ἵνα · for
    Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
  24. Matthew 19:16ἵνα · to
    Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
  25. Matthew 20:21ἵνα · that
    “What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
  26. Matthew 20:31ἵνα
    The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
  27. Matthew 20:33ἵνα · let
    “Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
  28. Matthew 21:4ἵνα · to
    This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
  29. Matthew 23:26ἵνα · so that
    Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
  30. Matthew 24:20ἵνα · that
    Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
  31. Matthew 26:4ἵνα · to
    …and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
  32. Matthew 26:5ἵνα · or
    “But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
  33. Matthew 26:16ἵνα · to
    So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
  34. Matthew 26:41ἵνα · so that
    “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
  35. Matthew 26:56ἵνα · so that
    But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.
  36. Matthew 26:63ἵνα
    But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
  37. Matthew 27:20ἵνα · to
    But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
  38. Matthew 27:26ἵνα · to
    So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
  39. Matthew 27:32ἵνα · to
    Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
  40. Matthew 27:46ἵνα‿ · why
    About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
  41. Matthew 28:10ἵνα · to
    “Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
  42. Mark 1:38ἵνα · so
    But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”
  43. Mark 2:10ἵνα · so that
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
  44. Mark 3:2ἵνα · In order to
    In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
  45. Mark 3:9ἵνα · to; ἵνα · so that
    Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
  46. Mark 3:10ἵνα · to
    For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
  47. Mark 3:12ἵνα · to
    But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.
  48. Mark 3:14ἵνα · to; ἵνα · to
    He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,