Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NLT

NLT

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G1752 - heneka

Choose a new font size and typeface
ἕνεκα
Transliteration
heneka (Key)
Pronunciation
hen'-ek-ah
Listen
Part of Speech
preposition
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:10 - God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right,
for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:11 - “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you[fn] and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:39 - If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:25 - If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:5 - And he said, ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:35 - If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:7 - ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife,[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:9 - “When these things begin to happen, watch out! You will be handed over to the local councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18 - “The Spirit of the LORD is upon me,
for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,
that the blind will see,
that the oppressed will be set free,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:22 - What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:24 - If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:29 - “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12 - “But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are my followers.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:32 - Inside, the people were all shouting, some one thing and some another. Everything was in confusion. In fact, most of them didn’t even know why they were there.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:21 - Some Jews arrested me in the Temple for preaching this, and they tried to kill me.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:20 - I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and so I could explain to you that I am bound with this chain because I believe that the hope of Israel—the Messiah—has already come.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:36 - (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”[fn])

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 - Don’t tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:10 - In fact, that first glory was not glorious at all compared with the overwhelming glory of the new way.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:12 - My purpose, then, was not to write about who did the wrong or who was wronged. I wrote to you so that in the sight of God you could see for yourselves how loyal you are to us.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NLT
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NLT
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Translations available: King James Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New International Version, English Standard Version, Christian Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible 2020, New American Standard Bible 1995, Legacy Standard Bible 2021, New English Translation, Revised Standard Version, American Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Translation, Webster's Bible, Hebrew Names Version, Reina-Valera 1960, Latin Vulgate, Westminster Leningrad Codex, Septuagint, Morphological Greek New Testament, and Textus Receptus.