ἕνεκα heneka, ehineken · G1752

because of

ἕνεκα (so Mat.19:5, Luk.6:22, Act.19:32 26:21; elsewhere, prop, only before a vowel, ἕνεκεν; εἵνεκεν, originally Ionic: Luk.4:18 18:29, Act.28:20, 2Co.3:10), ; prep. with genitive, ; on account of, because of: Mat.5:10-11 16:25 19:29, Mrk.8:35, Luk.6:22, Act.28:20, Rom.8:36, 2Co.3:10; ἕ. τούτου, Mat.19:5; υούτων, Act.26:21; τίνος ἕ., Act.19:32; before τοῦ, with inf., 2Co.7:12; οὗ ἕν., Luk.4:18 ; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἕνεκα, ; [], or ἕνεκεν (twice in []; twice in 4th C Attic dialect Inscrr., []; in late Prose, [], Epic dialect, Ionic dialect, and poetry εἵνεκα (also in [], or εἵνεκεν (both forms in [] and not uncommon in codices of later writers; εἵνεκεν []; εἵνεκε []: ἕνεκε []: Aeolic dialect ἔννεκα [], but ἔνεκα []ἕνεκον [], etc.:—preposition with genitive, usually after its case; also before, [] When it follows its case, it is sometimes separated from it by several words, as in []; 1 on account of, Τρώων …

Where it's used 26 times

Matthew 5:10 · Matthew 5:11 · Matthew 10:18 · Matthew 10:39 · Matthew 16:25 · Matthew 19:5 · Matthew 19:29 · Mark 8:35 · Mark 10:7 · Mark 10:29 · Mark 13:9 · Luke 4:18 · Luke 6:22 · Luke 9:24 · Luke 18:29 · Luke 21:12 · Acts 19:32 · Acts 26:21 · Acts 28:20 · Romans 8:36 · Romans 14:20 · 2 Corinthians 3:10 · 2 Corinthians 7:12 … and 3 more

Source: TBESG G1752; TFLSJ G1752

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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