Héneka — G1752

Definition

preposition

on account of

1. STRONGS NT 1752

Usually translated as

because, for, wherefore, fore, by reason of, that

Origin

of uncertain affinity

Occurrences

Héneka occurs 24 times in 23 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (7), Mark (4), Luke (5), Acts (3), Romans (2), 2 Corinthians (2)

• Matthew 5:10 — Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake (ἕνεκεν): 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 (ἕνεκεν).
• Matthew 10:18 — And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake (ἕνεκεν), for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
• Matthew 10:39 — He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake (ἕνεκεν) shall find it.
• Matthew 16:25 — For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake (ἕνεκεν) shall find it.
• Matthew 19:5 — And said, For this cause (ἕνεκεν) shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
• 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 (ἕνεκεν), shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
• Mark 8:35 — For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake (ἕνεκεν) and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
• Mark 10:7 — For this cause (ἕνεκεν) shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
• Mark 10:29 — And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake (ἕνεκεν), and the gospel’s,
• 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 kings for my sake (ἕνεκεν), for a testimony against them.
• Luke 4:18 — The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because (ἕνεκεν) he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
• 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 Son of man’s sake (ἕνεκα).
• Luke 9:24 — For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake (ἕνεκεν), the same shall save it.
• Luke 18:29 — And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake (ἕνεκεν),
• 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 and rulers for my name’s sake (ἕνεκεν).
• Acts 19:32 — Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore (ἕνεκεν) they were come together.
• Acts 26:21 — For these causes (ἕνεκα) the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
• Acts 28:20 — For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because (ἕνεκεν) that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
• Romans 8:36 — As it is written, For thy sake (ἕνεκα) we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
• Romans 14:20 — For (ἕνεκεν) meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
• 2 Corinthians 3:10 — For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of (ἕνεκεν) the glory that excelleth.
• 2 Corinthians 7:12 — Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause (εἵνεκεν) that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
• 2 Corinthians 7:12 — Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause (εἵνεκεν) that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.