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
On account of
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ἕνεκα G1752
Pronunciation héneka
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.
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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 It for My sake 5× Matthew 10:39, Matthew 16:25, Mark 8:35, Mark 10:29
because of 4× Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:11, Luke 6:22, Acts 28:20
for the sake of 3× Matthew 19:29, Luke 18:29, Romans 14:20
For this reason 3× Matthew 19:5, Mark 10:7, Acts 26:21
. . . 2× Acts 19:32, 2 Corinthians 3:10
On account of 2× Luke 21:12, 2 Corinthians 7:12
On My account 2× Matthew 10:18, Mark 13:9
- 1× 2 Corinthians 7:12
because 1× Luke 4:18
for 1× Mark 10:29
For Your sake 1× Romans 8:36
that 1× 2 Corinthians 7:12
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:10 ἕνεκεν to because of Preposition Matthew 5:11 ἕνεκεν to because of Preposition Matthew 10:18 ἕνεκεν to On My account Preposition Matthew 10:39 ἕνεκεν to for My sake Preposition Matthew 16:25 ἕνεκεν to for My sake Preposition Matthew 19:5 Ἕνεκα to For this reason Preposition Matthew 19:29 ἕνεκεν to for the sake of Preposition Mark 8:35 ἕνεκεν to for My sake Preposition Mark 10:7 Ἕνεκεν to For this reason Preposition Mark 10:29 ἕνεκεν to for My sake Preposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:10
Aligned rows 26
Books represented 6
Matthew 7 Mark 5 Luke 5 Acts 3 Romans 2 2 Corinthians 4
Source forms
ἕνεκεν 17x heneken Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 10:18, Matthew 10:39
ἕνεκα 3x heneka Luke 6:22, Acts 19:32, Acts 26:21
εἵνεκεν 2x heineken Luke 4:18, 2 Corinthians 3:10
Ἕνεκεν 2x Heneken Mark 10:7, Romans 8:36
Ἕνεκα 1x Heneka Matthew 19:5
ἕνεκεν* 1x heneken Acts 28:20
Parsing patterns
Preposition 26x Matthew 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's G1752
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 25 times 16 shown below Word forms 1 form 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 5:10-11 Source Gloss
on account of
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 5:10 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Matthew 5:11 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Matthew 10:18 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Matthew 10:39 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Matthew 16:25 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Matthew 19:5 Preposition
Ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Matthew 19:29 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Mark 8:35 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Mark 10:7 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Mark 10:29 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Mark 13:9 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Luke 4:18 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Luke 6:22 Preposition
ἕνεκα eneka
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Luke 9:24 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Luke 18:29 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Read verse Luke 21:12 Preposition
ἕνεκεν eneken
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 4
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 26:21 4×
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.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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