τοίνυν
toínyn · G5106 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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for this very reason, therefore, hence, therefore indeed, so then
An emphatic marker of result, often associated with exhortation
ExamplesLuke 20:25 And He said to them, “Then pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
1 Corinthians 9:26 Therefore I run in such a way as not to run aimlessly; I box in such a way, as to avoid hitting air;
Hebrews 13:13 So then, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.
How it’s used
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 4 words
- οὖν oûn · G3767 · so, therefore, consequently
- Both function as inferential particles marking logical consequence or conclusion from prior context, with τοίνυν carrying slightly stronger emphatic force ('truly now, accordingly') while οὖν serves as the standard, unmarked marker of inference ('accordingly, therefore').
- ἄρα ára · G686 · so, then, consequently
- Both are inferential particles marking logical consequence or conclusion, with τοίνυν emphasizing present relevance ('now therefore') while ἄρα marks a broader range of inferential connections.
- οὐκοῦν oukoûn · G3766 · is it not therefore that, i.e. hence or so
- Both are inferential discourse particles marking logical consequence or conclusion from preceding context, with τοίνυν ('truly now, accordingly') and οὐκοῦν ('is it not therefore that, hence') functioning as near-synonymous markers of drawing an inference or stating a resulting conclusion.
- διό dió · G1352 · therefore, for this reason, for this very reason
- Both are inferential discourse connectives signaling logical consequence or conclusion from preceding context, with τοίνυν carrying a slightly stronger immediate temporal force ('now therefore') while διό focuses on pure causal inference ('therefore, for this reason').
Semantic domains 1 entry
- For this very reason, therefore, hence, therefore indeed, so then89.51
- Luke 20:25 — “And He said to them, ‘Then pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’”
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (from the enclitic τοι and νῦν), from Pindar (and Herodotus) down, therefore, then,…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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