John 1:7:10John.1.7.W10TAB
ἵνα
hina
“so that”
- Transliteration
- HI-na
- Extended
- HI-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
HOU-tos ÊL-then EIS mar-ty-RI-an HI-na mar-ty-RÊ-sêi pe-RI tou phô-TOS HI-na PAN-tes pis-TEU-sô-sin di au-TOU
Exegesis
This is then unpacked by the first hina-clause, hina martyresē peri tou phōtos {ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός | hína mar-tu-rḗ-sē pe-rí toû phō-tós}, where hina introduces a purpose clause and the aorist subjunctive martyresē marks intended action: bearing witness about “the light,” a key Johannine metaphor linked to the Logos.
A second hina-clause follows immediately, hina pantes pisteusōsin di’ autou {ἵνα πάντες πιστεύσωσιν διʼ αὐτοῦ | hína pán-tes pis-teú-sō-sin di au-toû}, creating a purpose-within-purpose structure: the witness’s testimony serves the further goal that “all” come to faith. The subject of pisteusōsin is the universal pantes, and the preposition diʼ with the genitive autou marks the witness as the mediating channel through whom belief comes. In translation, both hina-clauses are preserved as “in order that” / “so that” clauses to reflect the layered purposive force, and the shift from the specific “this one” to the inclusive “all” is maintained to highlight the movement from individual mission to universal impact.
In context — John 1:7
This one came into testimony as a witness in order that he might bear witness concerning the light, so that all might believe through him .
About this coordinate
John 1:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 1:7, 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 John.1.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.7.W10.S1) and character.