preposition
heneken
Greekἕνεκεν (heneken)
Strong’sG1752
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
stem heneken-20 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ἕνεκα (so Mt 19:5, Lk 6:22, Ac 19:32 26:21; elsewhere, prop, only before a vowel, ἕνεκεν; εἵνεκεν, originally Ionic: Lk 4:18 18:29, Ac 28:20, II Co 3:10),
prep. c. gen.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1752 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhen'-ek-ah
on account of
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesbecause, for (cause, sake), (where-)fore, by reason of, that.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
20 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Matthew 5:10“because of”makariois tois diōkirētois heneken dikaiosunau, hoti autoiu atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu.Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:11“because of”makariois avō hotan oneidizaleia vin kai diōkaleia kai legaleia pantem ponērem kata vu pseuderōtois heneken mu.Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Matthew 10:18“because of”kai epi hēgemōnoin de kai basilevoin agivi heneken mu eis marturiem autoi kai tei ethnei.On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
Matthew 10:39“for … sake”tos heuriskaratos tan psuchan autou apolluati autan, kai tos apolluaratos tan psuchan autou heneken mu heuriskati autan.Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 16:25“for … sake”hos gar ean thelateiō tan psuchan autou sōzara apolluati autan; hos de an apolluateia tan psuchan autou heneken mu heuriskati autan.For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 19:29“for … sake”kai pantos hotinos afiēkata oikiain ē adelfoin ē adelfain ē patēron ē mētēran ē gunaikan ē tekneim ē agroin heneken teu onomeu mu, hekatontaplasiōneim lambeti kai zōan aiōnian klēronomati.And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
Mark 8:35“for … sake”hos gar ean thelateiō tan psuchan autou sōzara apolluati autan; hos de an apolluati tan psuchan autou heneken mu kai teu euangelieu sōzati autan.For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
Mark 10:7“because of”heneken houteu kataleipati anthrōpos ton patēron autou kai tan mētēran kai proskolliti pros tan gunaikan autou,‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
Mark 10:29“for … sake”fēate tos Iēsus; Amēn legamō vi, oudenos atō hos afiēkata oikian ē adelfoin ē adelfain ē mētēran ē patēron ē tekneim ē agroin heneken mu kai heneken teu euangelieu,“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
Mark 10:29“for the sake of”fēate tos Iēsus; Amēn legamō vi, oudenos atō hos afiēkata oikian ē adelfoin ē adelfain ē mētēran ē patēron ē tekneim ē agroin heneken mu kai heneken teu euangelieu,“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
Mark 13:9“because of”blepavōr de vis heautoin; paradōali vin eis sunedrieim kai eis sunagōgain derivi kai epi hēgemōnoiu kai basilevoiu histanivi heneken mu eis marturiem autoi.So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
Luke 9:24“for … sake”hos gar an thelateiō tan psuchan autou sōzara, apolluati autan; hos de an apolluateia tan psuchan autou heneken mu, houtos sōzati autan.For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
Luke 18:29“for the sake of”tos de legata autoi; Amēn legamō vi hoti oudenos atō hos afiēkata oikian ē gunaikan ē adelfoin ē gonevoin ē tekneim heneken tau basileiau tou theou,“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
Luke 21:12“because of”Pro de houteiu panteiu epiballali epi vin tain cheirain autoiu kai diōkali, paradōarōtois eis tain sunagōgain kai fulakain, apagirōtoin epi basilevoin kai hēgemōnoin heneken teu onomeu mu;But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
Acts 28:20“because of”dia houtan oun tan aitian parakalama vin horara kai proslalara, heneken gar tau elpiau tou Israēl tan halusian houtan perikeiimō.So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
Romans 14:20“for the sake of”mē heneken brōmeu kataluasōr tem ergem tou theou. panteim men kathareim, alla kakem to anthrōpo to dia proskommeu esthiarōto.Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
2 Corinthians 7:12“for the sake of”ara ei kai grafama vi, ouk heneken tou adikaratou, oude heneken tou adikiratou, alla heneken teu fanerira tan spoudan vu tan huper nu pros vin enōpion tou theou.So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 7:12“for the sake of”ara ei kai grafama vi, ouk heneken tou adikaratou, oude heneken tou adikiratou, alla heneken teu fanerira tan spoudan vu tan huper nu pros vin enōpion tou theou.So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 7:12“in order that”ara ei kai grafama vi, ouk heneken tou adikaratou, oude heneken tou adikiratou, alla heneken teu fanerira tan spoudan vu tan huper nu pros vin enōpion tou theou.So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
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Romans 8:36“for … sake”kathōs grafitē hoti Heneken su thanatinō holan tan hēmeran, logizina hōs probateim sfagau.As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”