"Why is it that? For what reason? Why? Mt. 9:4; 27:46; Lk. 13:7; Acts 4:25; 7:26; 1 Cor. 10:29*"
Definition and meaning
Why is it that? For what reason? Why? Mt. 9:4; 27:46; Lk. 13:7; Acts 4:25; 7:26; 1 Cor. 10:29*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἱνατί
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hinati (G2444) across the King James Bible.
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
And 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?
Then 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?
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
And 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?
Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?
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Common questions
Strong's G2444 (hinati) is a Greek word that means: Why is it that? For what reason? Why? Mt. 9:4; 27:46; Lk. 13:7; Acts 4:25; 7:26; 1 Cor. 10:29* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word hinati (G2444) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2444 is hinati, a Greek word defined as: Why is it that? For what reason? Why? Mt. 9:4; 27:46; Lk. 13:7; Acts 4:25; 7:26; 1 Cor. 10:29*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hinati is a Greek word found in the New Testament.