What does ἕνεκα (héneka) mean in the Bible?
ἕνεκα (héneka): Marks the reason or cause for an action, often theological consequence of faith or persecution.
Greek · G1752
ἕνεκα
ἕνεκα (héneka): Marks the reason or cause for an action, often theological consequence of faith or persecution.
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ἕνεκαG1752
Pronunciationhéneka
What does ἕνεκα (héneka) mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render G1752?
The BSB source-word alignment has 26 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include for My sake (5), because of (4), for the sake of (3), For this reason (3), . . . (2).
Where does ἕνεκα (héneka) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (7), Luke (5), Mark (5), 2 Corinthians (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfor My sake5×Matthew 10:39, Matthew 16:25, Mark 8:35, Mark 10:29
because of4×Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:11, Luke 6:22, Acts 28:20
for the sake of3×Matthew 19:29, Luke 18:29, Romans 14:20
For this reason3×Matthew 19:5, Mark 10:7, Acts 26:21
. . .2×Acts 19:32, 2 Corinthians 3:10
On account of2×Luke 21:12, 2 Corinthians 7:12
On My account2×Matthew 10:18, Mark 13:9
-1×2 Corinthians 7:12
because1×Luke 4:18
for1×Mark 10:29
For Your sake1×Romans 8:36
that1×2 Corinthians 7:12
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:10ἕνεκενtobecause ofPrepositionMatthew 5:11ἕνεκενtobecause ofPrepositionMatthew 10:18ἕνεκενtoOn My accountPrepositionMatthew 10:39ἕνεκενtofor My sakePrepositionMatthew 16:25ἕνεκενtofor My sakePrepositionMatthew 19:5ἝνεκαtoFor this reasonPrepositionMatthew 19:29ἕνεκενtofor the sake ofPrepositionMark 8:35ἕνεκενtofor My sakePrepositionMark 10:7ἝνεκενtoFor this reasonPrepositionMark 10:29ἕνεκενtofor My sakePreposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 5:10
Aligned rows26
Books represented6
Matthew7Mark5Luke5Acts3Romans22 Corinthians4
Source forms
ἕνεκεν17xhenekenMatthew 5:10, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 10:18, Matthew 10:39
ἕνεκα3xhenekaLuke 6:22, Acts 19:32, Acts 26:21
εἵνεκεν2xheinekenLuke 4:18, 2 Corinthians 3:10
Ἕνεκεν2xHenekenMark 10:7, Romans 8:36
Ἕνεκα1xHenekaMatthew 19:5
ἕνεκεν*1xhenekenActs 28:20
Parsing patterns
Preposition26xMatthew 5:10, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 10:18, Matthew 10:39
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Marks the reason or cause for an action, often theological consequence of faith or persecution.
Strong'sG1752
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances25 times16 shown belowWord forms1 form4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 5:10-11Source Gloss
on account of
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 25 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:10Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseMatthew 5:11Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseMatthew 10:18Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseMatthew 10:39Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseMatthew 16:25Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseMatthew 19:5Preposition
Ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseMatthew 19:29Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseMark 8:35Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseMark 10:7Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseMark 10:29Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseMark 13:9Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseLuke 4:18Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseLuke 6:22Preposition
ἕνεκαeneka
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseLuke 9:24Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseLuke 18:29Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseLuke 21:12Preposition
ἕνεκενeneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 patterns1Aligned forms4
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 19:5 · Luke 6:22 · Acts 19:32 · Acts 26:214×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
persecution endured on account of righteousness and allegiance to Christ
causal explanation for marital union in creation narrative
purpose and reason for anointing and mission to the poor
reason for Paul's imprisonment and chains as a prisoner
Word Origins
ἕνεκα is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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