ἵνα

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἵνα

   HI-na

   so that
2. clause🔊 Αὕτη ἡ ἀσθένεια οὐκ ἔστιν πρὸς θάνατον ἀλλʼ ὑπὲρ τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ ἵνα δοξασθῇ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ διʼ αὐτῆς.

   AU-tê hê as-THE-nei-a ouk ES-tin PROS THA-na-ton al hy-PER TÊS DO-ksēs TOU the-OU HI-na dok-sas-THÊ ho hy-OS TOU the-OU di au-TÊS

   This the illness is not to death but for of the glory {the} God so that the Son of {the} God may be glorified through it
3. sentence🔊 ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· Αὕτη ἡ ἀσθένεια οὐκ ἔστιν πρὸς θάνατον ἀλλʼ ὑπὲρ τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ ἵνα δοξασθῇ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ διʼ αὐτῆς.

   a-KOO-sas DE ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen AU-tê hê as-THE-nei-a ouk ES-tin PROS THA-na-ton al hy-PER TÊS DO-ksēs TOU the-OU HI-na dok-sas-THÊ ho hy-OS TOU the-OU di au-TÊS

   but having heard {the} Jesus {He} said This the illness is not to death but for of the glory {the} God so that the Son of {the} God may be glorified through it

Exegesis

The hina-clause hina doxasthe ho huios tou theou {ἵνα δοξασθῇ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ | hí-na do-xas-thḗ ho hyi-ós toû the-oû} is a purpose-result construction; the aorist passive subjunctive foregrounds the Son as the one who receives glory, while the surrounding context identifies God as the one toward whom that glory is directed.