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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 men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - And ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:39 - He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:25 - For whoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:5 - And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my name's sake, shall receive a hundred-fold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:35 - For whoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - Jesus answered and said, Verily I say to you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:9 - But take heed to yourselves: for they will deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye will be beaten: and ye will be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18 - The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:22 - Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the son of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:24 - For whoever will save his life, shall lose it: but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same 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 man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12 - But before all these they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:32 - Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused, and the greater part knew not why they had come together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:21 - For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:36 - As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

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

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:10 - For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:12 - Wherefore, though I wrote to you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you.
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