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ἕνεκα

heneka, ehinekenbecause ofHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentPreposition26 occurrences6 books23 verses

Definition

ἕνεκα (so Matthew 19:5, Luke 6:22, Acts 19:32; 26:21; elsewhere, prop, only before a vowel, ἕνεκεν; εἵνεκεν, originally Ionic: Luke 4:18; 18:29, Acts 28:20, 2 Corinthians 3:10),

prep. with genitive,

on account of, because of: Matthew 5:10-11; 16:25; 19:29, Mark 8:35, Luke 6:22, Acts 28:20, Romans 8:36, 2 Corinthians 3:10; ἕ. τούτου, Matthew 19:5; υούτων, Acts 26:21; τίνος ἕ., Acts 19:32; before τοῦ, with inf., 2 Corinthians 7:12; οὗ ἕν., Luke 4:18

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἕνεκα:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

26 total
  1. Matthew 5:10ἕνεκεν · because of
    Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  2. Matthew 5:11ἕνεκεν · because of
    Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
  3. Matthew 10:18ἕνεκεν · On My account
    On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
  4. Matthew 10:39ἕνεκεν · for My sake
    Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
  5. Matthew 16:25ἕνεκεν · for My sake
    For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
  6. Matthew 19:5Ἕνεκα · For this reason
    …and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
  7. Matthew 19:29ἕνεκεν · for the sake of
    And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
  8. Mark 8:35ἕνεκεν · for My sake
    For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
  9. Mark 10:7Ἕνεκεν · For this reason
    ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
  10. Mark 10:29ἕνεκεν · for My sake; ἕνεκεν · for
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
  11. Mark 13:9ἕνεκεν · On My account
    So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
  12. Luke 4:18εἵνεκεν · because
    “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
  13. Luke 6:22ἕνεκα · because of
    Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
  14. Luke 9:24ἕνεκεν · for My sake
    For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
  15. Luke 18:29ἕνεκεν · for the sake of
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
  16. Luke 21:12ἕνεκεν · On account of
    But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
  17. Acts 19:32ἕνεκα
    Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
  18. Acts 26:21ἕνεκα · For this reason
    For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
  19. Acts 28:20ἕνεκεν · because of
    So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
  20. Romans 8:36Ἕνεκεν · For Your sake
    As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
  21. Romans 14:20ἕνεκεν · for the sake of
    Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
  22. 2 Corinthians 3:10εἵνεκεν
    Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.
  23. 2 Corinthians 7:12ἕνεκεν · on account of; ἕνεκεν; ἕνεκεν · that
    So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.