Acts 2:25:18Acts.2.25.W18TAB
ἵνα
hina
“so that”
- Transliteration
- HI-na
- Extended
- HEE-nah
- IPA
- /ˈhi.na/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
HI-na
- sentence
da-wid gar LE-gei eis au-TON pro-o-RO-men ton KY-ri-on e-NO-pi-ON mou di-A pan-TOS HO-ti ek de-ksi-ON MOU ES-tin HI-na mê sa-leu-THÔ
Exegesis
Finally, hina mē saleythō {ἵνα μὴ σαλευθῶ | hína mē sa-leu-thô} forms a purpose clause, with hina plus the aorist passive subjunctive expressing intended result: “so that I might not be shaken.” The passive voice presents David as the potential recipient of destabilizing forces, which are nevertheless rendered ineffective by the Lord’s supporting presence. In translation, the framing present legei is preserved as “says” in the formal rendering to mirror the Greek narrative present, while the imperfect Prooromen is reflected as “I saw” (formal) and “I keep my eyes” (dynamic) to convey habitual focus. The sequence of causal (hoti) and purpose (hina) clauses is maintained by “because” and “so that/so,” preserving the logical flow from the Lord’s supportive position to the psalmist’s resulting stability.
Root and etymology
koinoskappa–omicron–iota–nu–omicron–sigma
“common, shared, belonging to several”
In context — Acts 2:25
For David says concerning Him: “I saw the Lord always before me, because He is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken .”
About this coordinate
Acts 2:25:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 2:25, so the Greek word ἵνα (hina) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.2.25.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.25.W18.S1) and character.