ἵνα

See also: -ινα, ίνα, and -ίνα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

The stem ἵ- (hí-) is probably from Proto-Indo-European *Hyós (“that, who, which”), while the ending is an instrumental ending found in Sanskrit येन (yena, “by which, by that”), Old High German hina (“thither”), Old Irish cen (“on this side”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Conjunction

ῐ̔́νᾰ • (hĭ́nă)

  1. Subordinating conjunction
    1. final, introducing a subordinate clause expressing a purpose: in order that, so that, so
    2. introducing a clause of effort, indicating what someone is trying to accomplish: that
    3. (usually poetic) where

Descendants

  • Greek: να (na)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἵνα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 592

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