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Lexicon :: Strong's G1752 - heneka

Aa
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 26 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:10 - Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:11 - Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:39 - He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:25 - Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:5 - For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife; and the two will become one flesh?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:35 - Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:7 - For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:9 - But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18 - The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:22 - Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:24 - For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:29 - And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12 - But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:32 - And some said one thing, and some another: for there was no order in the meeting; and most of them had no idea why they had come together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:21 - For this reason, the Jews took me in the Temple, and made an attempt to put me to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:20 - But for this reason I sent for you, to see and have talk with you: for because of the hope of Israel I am in these chains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:36 - As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 - Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:10 - For the glory of the first no longer seems to be glory, because of the greater glory of that which comes after.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:12 - So though I sent you a letter, it was not only because of the man who did the wrong, or because of him to whom the wrong was done, but so that your true care for us might be made clear in the eyes of God.
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