John 15:17:4John.15.17.W4TAB
ἵνα
hina
“so that”
- Transliteration
- HI-na
- Extended
- HI-na
- 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
TAU-ta en-TEL-lo-mai hy-MEEN HI-na a-ga-PA-te al-LÊ-loos
Exegesis
Hina {ἵνα | hína} ‘so that’ introduces a purpose clause, not a new command, and the clause that follows expresses the intended result.
In context — John 15:17
These things I command you, so that you may love one another.
About this coordinate
John 15:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 15:17, 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.15.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.17.W4.S1) and character.