John 15:13:6John.15.13.W6TAB
ἵνα
hina
“that”
- Transliteration
- HI-na
- Extended
- HI-na
- IPA
- /ˈhi.na/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
HI-na tis TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOU THÊI hy-PER TÔN PHI-lôn au-TOU
- sentence
MEI-zo-na TAU-tês a-GA-pên ou-DEIS E-khei HI-na tis TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOU THÊI hy-PER TÔN PHI-lôn au-TOU
Exegesis
The clause introduced by hina {ἵνα | hí-na} is best taken here as explanatory or epexegetical rather than strictly purposive; it defines what this love looks like in action.
In context — John 15:13
There is no love greater than this: that a person should lay down his life for his friends.
About this coordinate
John 15:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 15:13, 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.15.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.13.W6.S1) and character.