adverb
hinati
Greekἱνατί (hinati)
Strong’sG2444
why? for what reason?
stem hinati-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ἱνατί
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2444 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Matthew 27:46“why”peri de tan enatan hōran anaboata tos Iēsus fōna mega legarōtos; Ēli ēli lema sabachthaniasa? houtem atō; Theor mu theor mu, hinati min enkataleipasa?About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Luke 13:7“why”legata de pros ton ampelourgon; Idou treis eteim apo hou erchemō zētarōtos karpon en ta suka houta kai ouk heuriskamō; ekkoptasar autan; hinati kai tan gēan katargatō?So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
Acts 7:26“why”ta tē epeiarōta hēmera horita autoi macherōtoi kai sunallassate autoin eis eirēnan legaratos; Anēroir, adelfois avō; hinati adikavō allēloin?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?’
1 Corinthians 10:29“why”suneidēsian de legamō ouchi tan heautou alla tan tou heterou; hinati gar tas eleutherias mu krinitō hupo allau suneidēsiau?the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
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Matthew 9:4“why”kai horarētos tos Iēsus tain enthumēsiain autoiu legata; Hinati enthumevō ponēreim en tai kardiai vu?But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?
Acts 4:25“why”tos tou patērou nu dia pneumeu hagieu stomeu David paidou su legaratos; Hinati fruassala ethneim kai laois meletala keneim?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?