ἡ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἡ

   hê

   the
2. clause🔊 ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ ⸂ἡ λέγουσα⸃·

   HI-na hê gra-PHÊ plê-rô-THÊ hê LE-gou-sa

   so that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says
3. sentence🔊 εἶπαν οὖν πρὸς ἀλλήλους· Μὴ σχίσωμεν αὐτόν, ἀλλὰ λάχωμεν περὶ αὐτοῦ τίνος ἔσται· ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ ⸂ἡ λέγουσα⸃· Διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον.

   EI-pan OUN PROS al-LÊ-lous MÊ SKHI-sô-men au-TON al-LA LA-khô-men pe-RI au-TOU TI-nos ES-tai HI-na hê gra-PHÊ plê-rô-THÊ hê LE-gou-sa di-e-me-RI-san-to TA hi-MA-ti-a mou he-au-TOIS KAI e-PI TON hi-ma-tis-MON mou E-ba-lon KLÊ-ron

   therefore they said to one another not let us tear it but let us cast lots concerning it whose will be so that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says they divided the garments my to themselves and for the clothing my they cast a lot

Exegesis

The hina-clause hina he graphe plerothe {ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ | hína hē gra-phḗ plē-rō-thē̂} expresses purpose or divinely intended result from the narrator’s viewpoint, introducing the fulfillment motif central to Johannine theology.

The articular participle he legousa {ἡ λέγουσα | hē lé-gou-sa} functions attributively, “the one that says,” and introduces the Psalm citation.

Root and etymology

graph-🔊 γραφ-gamma–rho–alpha–phi

“writing, something written”

• 🔊 γράφωgrá-phōto write2 Timothy 3:16
• 🔊 γραφήgra-phḗScripture, written text2 Peter 1:20