Strong's Lexicon
G1752 — ἕνεκα
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1752 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἕνεκα |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | of uncertain affinity |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 26 |
| Transliteration: | heneka |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hen'-ek-ah (or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en) adv. |
| Meaning: | 1. on account of |
| KJV Renderings: | because, for (cause, sake), (where-)fore, by reason of, that |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εἵνεκεν see ἕνεκα, ἕνεκεν.
STRONGS NT 1752: ἕνεκαἕνεκα (only before consonants (Rec. three times (Griesbach twice) out of twenty-five)), and ἕνεκεν (R G 19 times, L (out of 26) 21 times, Tr 20, WH 18, T 17), or in a form at first Ionic εἵνεκεν (Luk 4:18 (Rec. ἕν.; T WH; Act 28:20 T WH); 2Co 3:10 (R G L marginal reading ἕνεκεν); 2Co 7:12 (R G), both the last forms alike before consonants and vowels (cf. under the word Nu; Winers Grammar, § 5, 1 d. 1; Buttmann, 10 (9); Krüger (dialects), § 68, 19, 1; WHs Appendix, p. 173)), a preposition followed by the genitive, on account of, for the sake of, for: Mat 5:10; Mat 16:25; Mat 19:29; Mar 8:35; Luk 6:22.; Act 28:20; Rom 8:36; 2Co 3:10; ἕνεκεν τούτου, for this cause, therefore, Mat 19:5; τούτων, Act 26:21; τίνος ἕνεκεν, for what cause, wherefore, Act 19:32; before τοῦ with an infinitive expressing purpose (Winers Grammar, 329 (309); Buttmann, 266 (228)), 2Co 7:12; οὗ εἵνεκεν, because, Luk 4:18; cf. Meyer at the passage
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἕνεκα (because)
Matthew 5:10
- KJV: Blessed they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
- GK: μακάριοι οι δεδιωγμένοι ένεκεν δικαιοσύνης ότι αυτών εστίν η βασιλεία των ουρανών
Matthew 5:11
- KJV: Blessed are ye when shall revile you and persecute and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake
- GK: μακάριοί εστέ όταν ονειδίσωσιν υμάς και διώξωσι και είπωσι παν πονηρόν ρήμα καθ΄ υμών ψευδόμενοι ένεκεν εμού
Matthew 10:18
- KJV: And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake for a testimony against them and the Gentiles
- GK: και επί ηγεμόνας δε και βασιλείς αχθήσεσθε ένεκεν εμού εις μαρτύριον αυτοίς και τοις έθνεσιν
Matthew 10:39
- KJV: He that findeth his life shall lose it and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it
- GK: ο ευρών την ψυχήν αυτού απολέσει αυτήν και ο απολέσας την ψυχήν αυτού ένεκεν εμού ευρήσει αυτήν
Matthew 16:25
- KJV: For whosoever will save his life shall lose it and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it
- GK: ος γαρ αν θέλη την ψυχήν αυτού σώσαι απολέσει αυτήν ος δ΄ αν απολέση την ψυχήν αυτού ένεκεν εμού ευρήσει αυτήν
Matthew 19:5
- KJV: And said For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and shall cleave to his wife and they twain shall be one flesh
- GK: και είπεν ένεκεν τούτου καταλείψει άνθρωπος τον πατέρα και την μητέρα και προσκολληθήσεται τη γυναικί αυτού και έσονται οι δύο εις σάρκα μίαν
Matthew 19:29
- KJV: And every one that hath forsaken houses or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my name’s sake shall receive an hundredfold and shall inherit everlasting life
- GK: και πας ος αφήκεν οικίαν η αδελφούς η αδελφάς η πατέρα η μητέρα η γυναίκα η τέκνα η αγρούς ένεκεν του ονόματός μου εκατονταπλασίονα λήψεται και ζωήν αιώνιον κληρονομήσει
Mark 8:35
- KJV: For whosoever will save his life shall lose it but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s the same shall save it
- GK: ος γαρ αν θέλη την ψυχήν αυτού σώσαι απολέσει αυτήν ος δ΄ αν απολέση την ψυχήν αυτού ένεκεν εμού και του ευαγγελίου ούτος σώσει αυτήν
Mark 10:7
- KJV: For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife
- GK: ένεκεν τούτου καταλείψει άνθρωπος τον πατέρα αυτού και την μητέρα και προσκολληθήσεται προς την γυναίκα αυτού