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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 5:10 - Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:11 - “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - “You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:39 - “He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:25 - “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his 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 mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife[fn] or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:35 - “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his 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 and be joined to his wife,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife[fn] or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:9 - “But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought[fn] before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18 - “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,[fn]
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:22 - Blessed are you when men hate you,
And when they exclude you,
And revile you, and cast out your name as evil,
For the Son of Man’s sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:24 - “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:29

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12 - “But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name’s sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:32 - Some therefore cried one thing and some another, for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:20 - “For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see you and speak with you, because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:36 - As it is written:

“For Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 - Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:10 - For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:12 - Therefore, although I wrote to you, I did not do it for the sake of him who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of him who suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you.
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