Lexical Definition

‎ἵνα‎ hína (hin'-ah) in order that/to ^G:CONJ
probably from the same as the former part of ‎ἑαυτοῦ‎ (through the demonstrative idea

albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to.

• compare ‎ὁ‎)
• in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)

Abbott-Smith

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 (Ac 19:4, Ro 11:31 (?), Ga 2:10, al.);
(a) c. optat. (so in cl. after historic tenses): after a pres., Eph 1:17 (but WH, mg., subjc.; v. Burton, § 225, Rem., 2);
(b) c. subjc.: after a pres., Mk 4:21, Lk 6:34, Jo 3:15, Ac 2:25, Ro 1:11, al.; after a pf., Mt 1:22, Jo 5:23, I Co 9:22, al.; after an imperat. (pres. or aor.), Mt 7:1, Mk 11:25, Jo 10:38, I Co 7:5, al.; after a delib. subjc., Mk 1:38, al.; after a fut., Lk 16:4, Jo 14:3, I Co 15:28, al.; after historic tenses (where optat. in cl.; WM, 359 f.; M, Pr., 196 f.), Mk 6:41 (impf.), Jo 4:8 (plpf.), Mk 3:14 (aor.), al.;
(c) in late writers (M, Pr., 35; Burton, §§ 198, 199), c. indic. fut: Lk 20:10, I Pe 3:1, al.;
(d) as often in eccl. writers (Thayer, s.v.), c. indic. pres.: I Co 4:6, Ga 4:17, al. (?; but v. Burton, § 198, Rem.);
(e) εἰς (διὰ) τοῦτο, ἵνα: Jo 18:37, I Ti 1:16, al.; τούτου χάριν, Tit 1:5;
(f) elliptical constructions: omission of the principal verb, Jo 1:8, II Th 3:9, I Jo 2:19, al.; of the final verb, Ro 4:16, II Co 8:13, al.
2. In late writers, definitive, = inf. (WM, 420; Bl., § 69, 1), that;
(a) after verbs of wishing, caring, striving, etc.: θέλω, Mt 7:12, al.; ζητῶ, I Co 4:2 14:12; ζηλόω, I Co 14:1, al.;
(b) after verbs of saying, asking, exhorting: εἰπεῖν, Mt 4:3, al.; ἐρωτῶ, Mk 7:26, al.; παρακαλῶ, Mt 14:36, I Co 1:10, al., etc.;
(c) after words expressing expediency, etc.: συμφέρει, Mt 18:6, Jo 11:50, al.; ἱκανός, Mt 8:8, Lk 7:6; χρείαν ἔχω, Jo 2:25, al, etc.;
(d) after substantives, adding further definition: ὥρα, Jo 12:23 13:1; χρόνος, Re 2:21; συνήθεια, Jo 18:39; μισθός, I Co 9:18.
3. In late writers, ecbatic, denoting the result, = ὥστε, that, so that (M, Pr., 206 ff.; WM, 572; Bl., § 69, 3; Burton, § 223): Ro 11:11, I Co 7:29, I Th 5:4, al. (but v. Thayer, s.v.); so with the formula referring to the fulfilment of prophecy, ἵνα πληρωθῇ, Mt 1:22 2:14 4:14, Jo 13:18, al.

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἵνα,

adverb,

__I of Place,
__I.1 in that place, there, once in [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__I.2 elsewhere relative, in which place, where,[Refs 8th c.BC+]: rarely in Attic dialect Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἵ. ἡ Νίκη (i.e. ἐστίν) [Refs 8th c.BC+] [same place]; ἵν᾽ ἄν with subjunctive, wherever, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; as indirect interrogative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2.b after [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔμαθε ἵ. ἦν κακοῦ in what a calamity, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἵν᾽ ἕσταμεν χρείας[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2.c with Verbs of motion, whither, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II of circumstance, γάμος.., ἵ. χρή at which, when, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἵ. μὲν ἐξῆν αὐτοῖς.., ἐνταῦθα.. when it was in their power, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 ={ἐάν}, uncertain in [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B Final conjunction, that, in order that, from [Refs 8th c.BC+] downwards, mostly first word in the clause, but sometimes preceded by an emphatic word, [Refs 8th c.BC+] or κε (if found, these particles belong to the Verb, as in [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.I general usage:
__B.I.1 with subjunctive,
__B.I.1.a after primary tenses of indicative, also subjunctive and imperative: present indicative, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect indicative, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; subjunctive, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.I.1.b after historical tenses, in similes, where the aorist is gnomic, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; where aorist is treated as equivalent to perfect, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: when the purpose is regarded from the point of view of the speaker's present, σὲ παῖδα ποιεύμην ἵ. μοι.. λοιγὸν ἀμύνῃς [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.I.1.c after optative and ἄν, when optative with οὐκ ἄν is used with sense of imperative, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; after βουλοίμην ἄν.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.I.1.d after imperfect with ἄν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.I.2 with optative,
__B.I.2.a after historical tenses, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: after the historical present, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: sometimes both moods, subjunctive and optative, follow in consecutive clauses, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.I.2.b after optative, [ἵνα.. λάβοιεν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 413. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.I.2.c rarely after primary tenses, by a shifting of the point of view, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.I.3 with past tenses of indicative,
__B.I.3.a after unfulfilled wishes, [Refs]
__B.I.3.b after indicative with ἄν, to express a consequence which has not followed or cannot follow, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.I.3.c after such Verbs as ἐχρῆν, ἔδει, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀντὶ τοῦ κοσμεῖν (={δέον κοσμεῖν}).. ἵ... [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.I.3.d after present indicative in general statements (including the past), οὐδὲ γὰρ τὸ εἶναι ἔχει ἡ ὕλη, ἱ. ἀγαθοῦ ταύτῃ μετεῖχεν [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__B.I.4 ἵ. μή as the negative of ἵνα, that not, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.II special usages:
__B.II.1 like{ὅπως}, after Verbs of command and entreaty, is common only in later Gr. (but[NT+8th c.BC+]; also for ὥστε, [LXX+1st c.AD+]
__B.II.2 because, ἵ. ἀναγνῶ ἐτιμήθην I was honoured because I read, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; not found in literature.
__B.II.3 elliptical usages,
__B.II.3.a where the purpose of the utterance is stated, Ζεὺς ἔσθ᾽, ἵν᾽ εἰδῇς 'tis Zeus,— [I tell thee this] that thou may'st know it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἵ. δῶμεν.. granted that.. , [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__B.II.3.b in commands, introducing a principal sentence, ἵ. συντάξῃς order him.., [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἵ. λαλήσῃς [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἵ. ἐλθὼν ἐπιθῇς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῇ [LXX+NT+5th c.BC+]
__B.II.3.c ἵ. τί (i.e. γένηται); to what end? either absolutely or as a question, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; or with a Verb following, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἵ. δὴ τ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II.3.d in indignant exclamations, to think that.. ! Σωκράτης ἵ. πάθῃ ταῦτα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__B.III in later Gr. with indicative, [LXX+NT]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Mark.6.12 ☩ John.15.8 ☩ LXX.Gen.22.14 ☩ Mark.5.23 ☩ 2Cor.8.7 ☩ LXX.Exod.1.11 ☩ Gal.2.4}