John 1:8:7John.1.8.W7TAB
ἵνα
hina
“to”
- Transliteration
- HI-na
- Extended
- HI-na
- IPA
- /ˈhi.na/
Meaning by language
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- to
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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
ouk ÊN e-KEI-nos TO PHÔS al HI-na mar-ty-RÊ-sêi pe-RI TOU phô-TOS
Exegesis
The adversative allʼ {ἀλλʼ | allá} introduces a contrast that is then immediately followed by hina {ἵνα | hína} with the aorist subjunctive martyresē {μαρτυρήσῃ | martyrḗsē}, forming a purpose clause: “but in order that he might bear witness.” Notably, Greek omits an explicit finite verb in the second half; the hina-clause stands in contrast to the first predicate and implicitly supplies John’s true role.
In context — John 1:8
He was not that light , but rather that he might bear witness about the light.
About this coordinate
John 1:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 1:8, 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.1.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.8.W7.S1) and character.