What does ἕνεκα · ἐγώ mean in the Bible?
ἕνεκα · ἐγώ is a Greek phrase meaning "on account of".
Greek · G1752, G1473
ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ
On account of · :--I, me.
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ἕνεκα G1752 on account of
Pronunciation héneka
Marks the reason or cause for an action, often theological consequence of faith or persecution.
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ἐγώ G1473 :--I, me.
Pronunciation egṓ
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What does ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ (heneken emou) mean in the Bible?
ἕνεκα · ἐγώ is a Greek phrase meaning "on account of".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1752, G1473?
G1752, G1473 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. on account of
Source Gloss
on account of
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 4
Matt 19:5 · Luke 6:22 · Acts 19:32 · Acts 26:21 4×
Word Origins
ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain