Originally a local adverb meaning 'there' or 'in that place,' ἵνα evolved to also mean 'where' as a relative ('in which place'). With verbs of motion, it can mean 'whither' (to what place). When combined with ἄν and the subjunctive (ἵν᾽ ἄν), it means 'wherever.' Beyond spatial uses, it developed into one of Greek's primary purpose/result conjunctions, though that final sense may be handled under a different entry in this lexicon.