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Lexicon :: Strong's G1752 - heneka

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ἕνεκα
Transliteration
heneka (Key)
Pronunciation
hen'-ek-ah
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Part of Speech
preposition
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Strong’s Definitions

†ἕνεκα héneka, hen'-ek-ah; of uncertain affinity; on account of:—because, for (cause, sake), (where-)fore, by reason of, that.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's G1752 in the following manner: for ... sake (14x), for ... cause (5x), for (2x), because (with G3739) (1x), wherefore (with G5101) (1x), by reason of (1x), that ... might (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's G1752 in the following manner: for ... sake (14x), for ... cause (5x), for (2x), because (with G3739) (1x), wherefore (with G5101) (1x), by reason of (1x), that ... might (1x).

  1. on account of, for the sake of, for

  2. for this cause, therefore

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἕνεκα héneka, hen'-ek-ah; of uncertain affinity; on account of:—because, for (cause, sake), (where-)fore, by reason of, that.
STRONGS G1752:
ἕνεκα (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 (Luke 4:18 [Rec. ἕν.; Luke 18:29 T WH; Acts 28:20 T WH]; 2 Corinthians 3:10 [R G L marginal reading ἕν.]; 2 Corinthians 7:12 [R G], both the last forms alike before consonants and vowels [cf. under the word Ν, ν; 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: Matthew 5:10; Matthew 16:25; Matthew 19:29; Mark 8:35; Luke 6:22; Acts 28:20; Romans 8:36; 2 Corinthians 3:10; ἕνεκεν τούτου, for this cause, therefore, Matthew 19:5; τούτων, Acts 26:21; τίνος ἕνεκεν, for what cause, wherefore, Acts 19:32; before τοῦ with an infinitive expressing purpose [Winers Grammar, 329 (309); Buttmann, 266 (228)], 2 Corinthians 7:12; οὗ εἵνεκεν, because, Luke 4:18; cf. Meyer at the passage.

Related entry:
εἵνεκεν, see ἕνεκα, ἕνεκεν.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:10; 16:25; 19:5; 19:29
Mark
8:35
Luke
4:18; 4:18; 6:22; 18:29
Acts
19:32; 26:21; 28:20; 28:20
Romans
8:36
2 Corinthians
3:10; 3:10; 7:12; 7:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1752 matches the Greek ἕνεκα (heneka),
which occurs 26 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:10 -

“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:11 -

“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - and you will even be brought before governors and kings on My account, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:39 - “The one who has found his [fn]life will lose it, and the one who has lost his [fn]life on My account will find it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:25 - “For whoever wants to save his [fn]life will lose it; but whoever loses his [fn]life for My sake will find it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:5 - and said, ‘FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH’?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother [fn]or children or farms on account of My name, will receive [fn]many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:35 - “For whoever wants to save his [fn]life will lose it, but whoever loses his [fn]life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:7 - “FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER[fn],

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake,

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“But [fn]be on your guard; for they will hand you over to the [fn]courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18 -

“THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME,

BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO BRING GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR.

HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO CAPTIVES,

AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND,

TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:22 - “Blessed are you when the people hate you, and when they [fn]exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:24 - “For whoever wants to save his [fn]life will lose it, but whoever loses his [fn]life for My sake, this is the one who will save it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:29 - And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,

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“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, [fn]bringing you before kings and governors on account of My name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:32 - So then, some were shouting one thing and some another, for the [fn]assembly was in confusion and the majority did not know [fn]for what reason they had come together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:21 - “For these reasons some Jews seized me in the temple and tried to murder me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:20 - “For this reason, therefore, I [fn]requested to see you and to speak with you, since I am wearing this chain for the sake of the hope of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:36 - Just as it is written:

“FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE KILLED ALL DAY LONG;

WE WERE REGARDED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 - Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are clean, but they are evil for the person who eats [fn]and causes offense.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:10 - For indeed what had glory in this case has no glory, because of the glory that surpasses it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:12 - So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the offender nor for the sake of the one offended, but that your earnestness in our behalf might be made known to you in the sight of God.
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