Mark 4:22:7Mark.4.22.W7TAB
ἵνα
hina
“so that”
- Transliteration
- HI-na
- Extended
- HI-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
- sentence
ou GAR ES-tin kryp-TON e-AN MÊ HI-na pha-ne-rô-THÊ ou-DE e-GE-ne-to a-PO-kry-phon al HI-na EL-thê eis pha-ne-RON
Exegesis
The sequence ean me hina phanerōthē {ἐὰν μὴ ἵνα φανερωθῇ | é-an mḗ hína pha-ne-rō-thḗ} combines the conditional ean ‘if’, the negator me ‘not’, and the purpose hina ‘in order that’ to express “{except} in order that it may be revealed.”
The adversative allʼ hina elthē eis phanerón {ἀλλʼ ἵνα ἔλθῃ εἰς φανερόν | áll hína él-thē eis pha-ne-rón} ‘but so that it may come into the open’ contrasts parallel purpose clauses, underscoring that concealment is temporary and aimed at disclosure. English supplies words like “thing” or “anything” to render the neuter substantives naturally while preserving hina’s teleological nuance.
Root and etymology
Rootpetomai
“to fly”
In context — Mark 4:22
For nothing is hidden except for it to be revealed, and nothing has been kept secret except for it to come into the open .
About this coordinate
Mark 4:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 4:22, 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 Mark.4.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.22.W7.S1) and character.