ἵνα

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἵνα

   HI-na

   so that
2. sentence🔊 ἰδόντες δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ γεωργοὶ διελογίζοντο πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτόν ἵνα ἡμῶν γένηται ἡ κληρονομία

   i-DON-tes de au-TON hoi ge-ôr-GOI di-e-lo-GI-zon-to pros al-LÊ-lous LE-gon-tes hou-TOS es-TIN ho klê-ro-NO-mos a-pok-TEI-nô-men au-TON HI-na hê-MON GE-nê-tai hê klê-ro-no-MI-a

   having seen but him the farmers were reasoning to one another saying this is the heir let us kill him so that of us may become the inheritance

Exegesis

The hortatory subjunctive apokteinomen {ἀποκτείνωμεν | apokteínōmen} ‘let us kill’ expresses their joint resolve, which leads into the purpose clause introduced by hina {ἵνα | hína}.

The clause hina hemon genetai he kleronomia {ἵνα ἡμῶν γένηται ἡ κληρονομία | hína hēmôn génētai hē klērōnomía} ‘so that the inheritance might become ours’ uses the aorist middle subjunctive genetai {γένηται | génētai} to present the desired result as a single, decisive outcome. The syntax moves from perception (idontes) to deliberation (dielogizonto, legontes) to murderous intent (apokteinomen) and finally to the goal of seizing the inheritance, mirroring the escalating hostility within the parable.