John 18:37:29John.18.37.W29TAB
ἵνα
hina
“so that”
- Transliteration
- HI-na
- Extended
- HIH-nah
- 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
- clause
e-GÔ eis TOU-to ge-GEN-nê-mai kai eis TOU-to e-LÊ-ly-tha eis ton KOS-mon HI-na mar-ty-RÊ-sô têi a-lê-THEI-a
- sentence
e-GÔ eis TOU-to ge-GEN-nê-mai kai eis TOU-to e-LÊ-ly-tha eis ton KOS-mon HI-na mar-ty-RÊ-sô têi a-lê-THEI-a PAS ho ÔN ek tês a-lê-THEI-as a-KOU-ei mou tês phō-NÊS
Exegesis
The purpose clause introduced by hina {ἵνα | hí-na} ‘so that’ governs martyresō {μαρτυρήσω | mar-tu-rḗ-sō}, an aorist subjunctive expressing the decisive act “to bear witness” to the truth, expressed in the dative phrase tē alētheia {τῇ ἀληθείᾳ | tē̂ a-lē-theíā}.
In context — John 18:37
Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So, You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world , to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”
About this coordinate
John 18:37:29 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 29 of John 18:37, 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.18.37.W29, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.37.W29.S1) and character.