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hina G2443

ἵνα (hina) means “in order that/to” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἵνα Greek · G2443 668 tagged occurrences in 625 verses

Pronunciation guide: hin'-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2443

ἵνα · hina · in order that/to

ἵνα, I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), 1. of place, where, whither. 2. of circumstance, when. II. Conjunction, 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the clause, but sometimes (cl. also) preceded by an emphatic word (Act.19:4, Rom.11:31 (?), Gal.2:10, al.); (a) with optative (so in cl. after historic tenses): after a pres., Eph.1:17 (but WH, mg., subjc.; see Burton, §225, Rem., 2); (b) with subjc.: after a pres., Mrk.4:21, Luk.6:34, Jhn.3:15, Act.2:25, Rom.1:11, al.; after a pf., Mat.1:22, Jhn.5:23 1Co.9:22, al.; after an imperat. (present or aor.), Mat.7:1, Mrk.11:25, Jhn.10:38, 1Co.7:5, al.; after a delib. subjc., Mrk.1:38, al.; after a fut., Luk.16:4, Jhn.14:3, 1Co.15:28, al.; after historic tenses (where optative in cl.; WM, 359f.; M, Pr., 196f.), Mrk.6:41 (impf.), Jhn.4:8 (plpf.), Mrk.3:14 (aor.), al.; (with) in late writers (M, Pr., 35; Burton, §§198, 199), with indic., fut: Luk.20:10, 1Pe.3:1, al.; (d) as often in eccl. writers (Thayer, see word), with indic. pres.: 1Co.4:6, Gal.4:17, al. (?; but V. Burton, §198, Rem.); (e) εἰς (διὰ) τοῦτο, ἵνα: Jhn.18:37, 1Ti.1:16, al.; τούτου χάριν, Tit.1:5; (f) elliptical constructions: omission of the principal verb, Jhn.1:8, 2Th.3:9, 1Jn.2:19, al.; of the final verb, Rom.4:16, 2Co.8:13, al. 2. In late writers, definitive, = inf. (WM, 420; Bl, §69, 1), that; (a) after verbs of wishing, caring, striving, etc.: θέλω, Mat.7:12, al.; ζητῶ, 1Co.4:2 14:12; ζηλόω, 1Co.14:1, al.; (b) after verbs of saying, asking, exhorting: εἰπεῖν, Mat.4:3, al.; ἐρωτῶ, Mrk.7:26, al.; παρακαλῶ, Mat.14:36, 1Co.1:10, al., etc.; (with) after words expressing expediency, etc.: συμφέρει, Mat.18:6, Jhn.11:50, al.; ἱκανός, Mat.8:8, Luk.7:6; χρείαν ἔχω, Jhn.2:25, al, etc.; (d) after substantives, adding further definition: ὥρα, Jhn.12:23 13:1; χρόνος, Rev.2:21; συνήθεια, Jhn.18:39; μισθός, 1Co.9:18. 3. In late writers, ecbatic, denoting the result, = ὥστε, that, so that (M, Pr., 206ff.; WM, 572; Bl., §69, 3; Burton, §223): Rom.11:11, 1Co.7:29, 1Th.5:4, al. (but see Thayer, see word); so with the formula referring to the fulfilment of prophecy, ἵνα πληρωθῇ, Mat.1:22 2:14, Jhn.13:18, al. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

in order that, so that.

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How translators render G2443

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
so that 224
to 157
that 85
so 15
in order that 12
vvv 10
for 9
in order 7
then 6
and 5
why 4
in order to 3
or 3
pray that 3
this was 3
to have 3
and to 2
for fear that 2
how 2
otherwise 2
this 2
was that 2
when 2
and so 1
as 1
as a result 1
as to 1
but that 1
expecting 1
god to 1
have 1
he did this to 1
he redeemed us in order that 1
his purpose was that 1
i ask that 1
if 1
in preparation 1
in this way 1
lest 1
let 1
may 1
please 1
rather than 1
ready to 1
see that 1
so as 1
so as to say 1
tell me so that 1
the gift 1
their departure 1
therefore 1
they were hoping 1
this happened so that 1
this has happened that 1
this is to 1
this was to 1
thus 1
to cause 1
to make it 1
to show that 1
to suggest that 1
to this end 1
trying 1
was to 1
we wanted to 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
that 519
to 65
lest 35
for 5
why 5
for to 2
albeit 1
and 1
because 1
being 1
come 1
fathers 1
haply 1
so 1
so as 1
so that 1
than 1
that it 1
that so 1
that were 1
the scriptures 1
to be 1
to supply 1
wherefore 1
ye would abound 1

Verses containing G2443

Page 6 of 13. 625 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. John 17:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.

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  2. John 17:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

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  3. John 17:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.

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  4. John 17:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.

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  5. John 17:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.

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  6. John 17:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them.

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  7. John 17:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.

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  8. John 17:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.

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  9. John 17:21 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.

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  10. John 17:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one—

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  11. John 17:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.

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  12. John 17:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

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  13. John 17:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”

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  14. John 18:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”

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  15. John 18:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

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  16. John 18:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.

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  17. John 18:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”

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  18. John 18:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

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  19. John 18:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

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  20. John 19:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.”

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  21. John 19:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away.

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  22. John 19:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.

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  23. John 19:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

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  24. John 19:31 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

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  25. John 19:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

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  26. John 19:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”

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  27. John 19:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.

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  28. John 20:31 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.

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  29. Acts 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

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  30. Acts 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”

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  31. Acts 4:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

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  32. Acts 5:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.

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  33. Acts 7:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’

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  34. Acts 8:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

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  35. Acts 9:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

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  36. Acts 16:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

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  37. Acts 16:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”

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  38. Acts 17:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

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  39. Acts 19:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

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  40. Acts 21:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.

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  41. Acts 22:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.

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  42. Acts 22:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.

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  43. Acts 23:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”

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  44. Acts 24:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.

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  45. Acts 27:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.

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  46. Romans 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

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  47. Romans 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

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  48. Romans 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!

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  49. Romans 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

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  50. Romans 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

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