ἕνεκα heneka, ehineken

Greek word for “because of” · Strong’s G1752 · used 26 times in 23 verses

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Meaning

ἕνεκα (so, 26:21; elsewhere, prop, only before a vowel, ἕνεκεν; εἵνεκεν, originally Ionic: 18:29);

How it is translated

Glosses given for heneka, ehineken in context, with how often each is used:

• account 13
• sake 7
• because 5
• cause 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 5 (2), Matthew 10 (2), Matthew 19 (2), Mark 10 (2), Matthew 16 (1), Mark 8 (1), Mark 13 (1), Luke 4 (1), Luke 6 (1), Luke 9 (1)

Forms

• ἕνεκεν 20
• ἕνεκα 4
• εἵνεκεν 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with heneka, ehineken more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• μήτηρ mētēr “mother” 4
• ἀπολλύω apolluō “to destroy” 4
• ἡγεμών hēgemōn “ruler” 3
• ψυχή psuchē “soul” 4
• διώκω diōkō “to pursue” 3
• μακάριος makarios “blessed” 3
• οἰκία oikia “home” 3
• ὀνειδίζω oneidizō “to revile” 2
• τέκνον teknon “child” 3
• σῴζω sōzō “to save” 3
• βασιλεύς basileus “king” 3
• ἀφίημι aphiēmi “to release” 3

Key verses

The verses using heneka, ehineken that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:10 — Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 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.
• Matthew 10:18 — And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
• Matthew 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 an…
• Mark 8:35 — For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
• Mark 13:9 — But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and…
• Luke 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 brokenhearted, to preach…
• Luke 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, for the…
• Luke 21:12 — But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings…
• Acts 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.
• Romans 8:36 — As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
• Romans 14:20 — For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.