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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.
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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 25 times in 23 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:11 - Blessed are ye when they may reproach and persecute you, and say every wicked thing against you, lying, for my sake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:39 - He that finds his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:25 - For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:5 - and said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - And every one who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:35 - For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:7 - For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united to his wife,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - Jesus answering said, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:9 - But *ye*, take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims and to synagogues: ye shall be beaten and brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:22 - Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:24 - for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, *he* shall save it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:29 - And he said to them, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left home, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12 - But before all these things they shall lay their hands upon you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:32 - Different persons therefore cried out some different thing; for the assembly was tumultuous, and the most did not know for what cause they had come together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:21 - On account of these things the Jews, having seized me in the temple, attempted to lay hands on and destroy me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:20 - For this cause therefore I have called you to me to see and to speak to you; for on account of the hope of Israel I have this chain about me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:36 - According as it is written, For thy sake we are put to death all the day long; we have been reckoned as sheep for slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 - For the sake of meat do not destroy the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil to that man who eats while stumbling in doing so.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:10 - For also that which was glorified is not glorified in this respect, on account of the surpassing glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:12 - So then, if also I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of him that injured, nor for the sake of him that was injured, but for the sake of our diligent zeal for you being manifested to you before God.
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