ἵνα

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἵνα

   HI-na

   so that
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 ἵνα ὦσιν τετελειωμένοι εἰς ἕν,

   HI-na O-SIN te-te-lei-o-ME-noi EIS HEN

   so that may be made perfect into one
3. sentence🔊 ἐγὼ ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ σὺ ἐν ἐμοί, ἵνα ὦσιν τετελειωμένοι εἰς ἕν, ⸀ἵνα γινώσκῃ ὁ κόσμος ὅτι σύ με ἀπέστειλας καὶ ἠγάπησας αὐτοὺς καθὼς ἐμὲ ἠγάπησας.

   e-GO en au-TOIS KAI SY en e-MOI HI-na O-SIN te-te-lei-o-ME-noi EIS HEN HI-na yi-NO-SKHÊI ho KOS-mos HO-ti SY me a-PE-stei-las KAI ê-GA-pê-sas au-TOUS ka-THÔS e-ME ê-GA-pê-sas

   I in them and you in me so that may be made perfect into one so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them just as loved me

Exegesis

The repeated ἵνα {ἵνα | hína} introduces a two-step purpose chain: first, hina ōsin teteleiomenoi eis hen {ἵνα ὦσιν τετελειωμένοι εἰς ἕν | hína ôsin teteleiōménoi eis hén} presents the desired result as an abiding state of completion moving toward oneness; the perfect passive participle teteleiomenoi {τετελειωμένοι | teteleiōménoi} highlights a settled condition rather than a momentary event, while eis hen {εἰς ἕν | eis hén} sharpens the goal as unity.

The second purpose clause, hina ginōskē ho kosmos {ἵνα γινώσκῃ ὁ κόσμος | hína ginṓskē ho kósmos}, extends the logic outward: the world is meant to come to ongoing awareness of what the unity means.