What does ἵνα · εἰμί · εἷς mean in the Bible?
ἵνα · εἰμί · εἷς is a Greek phrase meaning "in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)".
Greek · G2443, G1510, G1520
ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν
In order that (denoting the purpose or the result) · I exist (used only when emphatic) · one
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ἵνα G2443 in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
Pronunciation hína
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εἰμί G1510 I exist (used only when emphatic)
Pronunciation eimí
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εἷς G1520 one
Pronunciation heîs
Unity emphasizing singularity to exclusion of others; theologically expresses oneness in Christ and divine nature.
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What does ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν (hina ōsin hen) mean in the Bible?
ἵνα · εἰμί · εἷς is a Greek phrase meaning "in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2443, G1510, G1520?
G2443, G1510, G1520 is connected to 662 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
Source Gloss
in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 662
Matt 1:22 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 4:3 · Matt 4:14 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 7:1 · Matt 7:12 · Matt 8:8 · Matt 9:6 · Matt 10:25 · Matt 12:10 · Matt 12:16 · Matt 12:17 · Matt 14:15 · Matt 14:36 637×
Luke 1:43 · John 6:29 · John 6:39 · John 6:40 · John 11:57 · John 13:34 · John 15:8 · John 15:12 · John 15:17 · John 17:3 · John 17:4 · John 18:39 · Acts 17:15 · Rom 15:31 · Phil 1:9 · Col 4:12 25×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain