ἕνεκα (heneka, ehineken) means “because of” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: hen'-ek-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἕνεκα · heneka, ehineken · 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)
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for the sake of, on account of, on account of which, wherefore, on account of what, why.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| for my sake | 5 |
| because of | 4 |
| for the sake of | 3 |
| for this reason | 3 |
| on account of | 2 |
| on my account | 2 |
| because | 1 |
| for | 1 |
| for your sake | 1 |
| that | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| for | 15 |
| sake | 10 |
| cause | 2 |
| for his cause | 2 |
| because | 1 |
| because that | 1 |
| by reason of | 1 |
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Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Read word by wordBlessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Read word by wordOn My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
Read word by wordWhoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Read word by wordFor whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Read word by wordand said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
Read word by wordAnd 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.
Read word by wordFor whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
Read word by word‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
Read word by word“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
Read word by wordSo 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.
Read word by word“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
Read word by wordBlessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
Read word by wordFor whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
Read word by word“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
Read word by wordBut 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.
Read word by wordMeanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
Read word by wordFor this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
Read word by wordSo 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.”
Read word by wordAs it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
Read word by wordDo 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.
Read word by wordIndeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.
Read word by wordSo 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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