Greek Word Study · Strong’s G2444
ἱνατί
hinati · “why?”
Used 6 times across 4 books
Definition
Why is it that? For what reason? Why?, Mt. 9:4; 27:46; Lk. 13:7; Acts 4:25; 7:26; 1Cor. 10:29*
Where it appears
Matthew2
Luke1
Acts2
1 Corinthians1
In the text
Matthew 9:4And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?Matthew 27:46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?Luke 13:7Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?Acts 4:25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?Acts 7:26And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?1 Corinthians 10:29Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
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