Revelation 13:12:20Rev.13.12.W20TAB
ἵνα
hina
“so that”
- Transliteration
- HI-na
- Extended
- HEE-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
KAI tên ek-sou-SI-an tou PRO-tou thê-RI-ou PA-san poi-EI e-NÔ-pi-on au-TOU KAI poi-EI tên gên KAI tous en au-TÊI ka-toi-KOUN-tas HI-na pros-ky-NEE-sou-sin to thê-RI-on to PRO-ton HOU e-the-ra-PEU-thê hê plê-GÊ tou tha-NA-tou au-TOU
Exegesis
The purpose clause hina proskynēsousin to thērion to prōton {ἵνα προσκυνήσουσιν τὸ θηρίον τὸ πρῶτον | hína proskynḗsousin tò thēríon tò prôton} expresses intended result, with the future indicative proskynēsousin reflecting Revelation’s characteristic use of future in such clauses.
In context — Revelation 13:12
And it exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and it makes the earth and those who dwell in it worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:12:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Revelation 13:12, 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 Rev.13.12.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.12.W20.S1) and character.