What does ἱνατί · καί · καταργέω · γῆ mean in the Bible?
ἱνατί · καί · καταργέω · γῆ is a Greek phrase meaning "why should it make the soil useless or exhaust the ground".
Greek · G2444, G2532, G2673, G1093
ἱνατί καὶ τὴν γῆν καταργεῖ
For what reason ?, i.e. why? · and · to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively · earth: soil
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ἱνατί G2444 for what reason ?, i.e. why?
Pronunciation hinatí
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καί G2532 and
Pronunciation kaí
Coordinates elements while also marking transitions, contrasts, and logical connections beyond simple addition.
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καταργέω G2673 to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively
Pronunciation katargéō
To render inoperative, invalid, or abolished; to nullify or strip of power and effectiveness.
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γῆ G1093 earth: soil
Pronunciation gē
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What does ἱνατί καὶ τὴν γῆν καταργεῖ (hinati kai tēn gēn katargei) mean in the Bible?
ἱνατί · καί · καταργέω · γῆ is a Greek phrase meaning "why should it make the soil useless or exhaust the ground".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2444, G2532, G2673, G1093?
G2444, G2532, G2673, G1093 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. why should it make the soil useless or exhaust the ground
Source Gloss
why should it make the soil useless or exhaust the ground
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 6
Matt 9:4 · Matt 27:46 · Luke 13:7 · Acts 4:25 · Acts 7:26 · 1 Cor 10:29 6×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 27 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 9 present 8 future 6 perfect 4
Voice
passive 15 active 12
Mood
indicative 16 participle 6 subjunctive 4 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 13:7 καταργεῖ present active indicative ongoing Romans 3:3 καταργήσει future active indicative prospective Romans 3:31 καταργοῦμεν present active indicative ongoing Romans 4:14 κατήργηται perfect passive indicative resultant Romans 6:6 καταργηθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Romans 7:2 κατήργηται perfect passive indicative resultant Romans 7:6 κατηργήθημεν aorist passive indicative completed 1 Corinthians 1:28 καταργήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 2:6 καταργουμένων present passive participle participle 1 Corinthians 6:13 καταργήσει future active indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 13:10 καταργηθήσεται future passive indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 13:11 κατήργηκα perfect active indicative resultant 1 Corinthians 13:8 καταργηθήσονται future passive indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 13:8 καταργηθήσεται future passive indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 15:24 καταργήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 15:26 καταργεῖται present passive indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 3:11 καταργούμενον present passive participle participle 2 Corinthians 3:13 καταργουμένου present passive participle participle 2 Corinthians 3:14 καταργεῖται present passive indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 3:7 καταργουμένην present passive participle participle Galatians 3:17 καταργῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Galatians 5:11 κατήργηται perfect passive indicative resultant Galatians 5:4 κατηργήθητε aorist passive indicative completed Ephesians 2:15 καταργήσας aorist active participle participle 2 Thessalonians 2:8 καταργήσει future active indicative prospective 2 Timothy 1:10 καταργήσαντος aorist active participle participle Hebrews 2:14 καταργήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive
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
ἱνατί καὶ τὴν γῆν καταργεῖ 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