John 3:17:16John.3.17.W16TAB

ἵνα

hina

so that

Transliteration
HI-na
Extended
HI-na
IPA
/ˈhi.na/

Meaning by language

English
so that

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Result
ἵ + να
hi + na
hina

Alphabet Analysis

Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new
Alphaah — as in father

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  1. word

    HI-na

  2. sentence

    oo GAR a-PES-tei-len ho the-OS ton hy-ON eis ton KOS-mon HI-na KRI-nê ton KOS-mon al HI-na sô-THÊ ho KOS-mos di au-TOU

Exegesis

The two hina clauses form a deliberate antithesis: hina krinē ton kosmon {ἵνα κρίνῃ τὸν κόσμον | hína krínē tòn kósmon} states the rejected purpose of judging the world, while allʼ hina sōthē ho kosmos {ἀλλʼ ἵνα σωθῇ ὁ κόσμος | allʼ hína sōthē ho kósmos} supplies the true purpose, that the world might be saved.

In contextJohn 3:17

For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but instead so that the world might be saved through Him.

About this coordinate

John 3:17:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 3:17, 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.3.17.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.17.W16.S1) and character.