Lexical Definition

‎ἕνεκα‎ héneka (hen'-ek-ah) because of G:PREP
of uncertain affinity

because, for (cause, sake), (where-)fore, by reason of, that.

Usage: 9 forms in 149 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
ἕνεκεν For the sake Rom.8.36
because Mark.10.29 • Mark.10.29 • Mark.13.9
because of Acts.28.20
for the sake of Matt.19.29 • Luke.18.29 • Rom.14.20 • 2Cor.7.12 • 2Cor.7.12 • 2Cor.7.12
on account of Matt.5.10 • Matt.5.11 • Matt.10.18 • Matt.10.39 • Matt.16.25 • Mark.8.35 • Mark.10.7 • Luke.9.24 • Luke.21.12
ἕνεκα On account of Matt.19.5 • Luke.6.22 • Acts.26.21
cause Acts.19.32
εἵνεκεν because Luke.4.18
on account of 2Cor.3.10
είνεκεν because LXX.Gen.19.8 • LXX.Gen.22.16 • LXX.Num.14.43 • LXX.Isa.61.1
because of LXX.Gen.49.25
ένεκεν Because of LXX.Gen.2.24 • LXX.Gen.18.28 • LXX.Gen.18.29 • LXX.Gen.18.30 • LXX.Gen.18.32 • LXX.Gen.20.18 • LXX.Gen.32.32 • LXX.Gen.33.10 • LXX.Gen.37.8 • LXX.Gen.37.8 • LXX.Gen.42.21 • LXX.Exod.9.16 • LXX.Exod.18.11 • LXX.Exod.23.7 • LXX.Num.12.1 • LXX.Num.16.49 • LXX.Num.31.16 • LXX.Deut.3.26 • LXX.Deut.32.47 • LXX.Josh.22.24 • LXX.Josh.22.26 • LXX.Josh.22.26 • LXX.1Sam.17.28 • LXX.2Sam.9.1 • LXX.1Kgs.22.48 • LXX.Ps.6.4 • LXX.Ps.12.5 • LXX.Ps.23.3 • LXX.Ps.25.7 • LXX.Ps.25.11 • LXX.Ps.31.3 • LXX.Ps.44.26 • LXX.Ps.45.4 • LXX.Ps.48.11 • LXX.Ps.97.8 • LXX.Ps.106.8 • LXX.Ps.109.21 • LXX.Ps.130.4 • LXX.Ps.132.10 • LXX.Ps.143.11 • LXX.Isa.5.23 • LXX.Isa.43.14 • LXX.Isa.45.4 • LXX.Isa.48.9 • LXX.Isa.48.11 • LXX.Isa.49.7 • LXX.Isa.55.5 • LXX.Isa.65.8 • LXX.Isa.65.8 • LXX.Jer.14.7 • LXX.Jer.26.3 • LXX.Lam.3.44 • LXX.Ezek.7.20 • LXX.Ezek.20.22 • LXX.Ezek.31.5 • LXX.Amos.1.6 • LXX.Jonah.1.14 • LXX.Mic.1.8 • LXX.Mic.2.10 • LXX.Hab.1.4 • LXX.Hab.1.15 • LXX.Hab.1.16 • LXX.Hag.2.14
For what LXX.Jer.5.19 • LXX.Jonah.1.7
For why LXX.2Chr.7.21
So as for LXX.2Sam.14.20
because LXX.Gen.20.11 • LXX.Gen.38.26 • LXX.Exod.20.20 • LXX.Num.10.31 • LXX.2Chr.29.10 • LXX.Dan.2.30 • LXX.Amos.2.4
because of me LXX.Isa.43.25
because of which LXX.Gen.18.5
for LXX.Josh.22.28 • LXX.Josh.22.28 • LXX.1Kgs.9.8 • LXX.Ps.10.13 • LXX.Isa.48.10 • LXX.Ezek.13.19 • LXX.Ezek.13.19 • LXX.Mal.2.14
for your LXX.Dan.9.19
on account LXX.Exod.18.8
on account of LXX.Jer.9.12
so as LXX.2Sam.7.22
ένεκε Because of LXX.Gen.16.14 • LXX.Gen.18.24 • LXX.2Sam.12.10 • LXX.Ps.79.9 • LXX.Ps.79.9
For because of LXX.Deut.18.12
For what LXX.Ezek.21.7
ένεκα because of LXX.Gen.20.6 • LXX.2Sam.6.12 • LXX.2Sam.12.21 • LXX.Ps.5.8 • LXX.Ps.8.2 • LXX.Ps.27.11 • LXX.Ps.69.18 • LXX.Ps.122.8 • LXX.Ps.122.9 • LXX.Prov.7.15 • LXX.Ezek.44.12 • LXX.Hos.13.6 • LXX.Amos.1.11
for what LXX.Jonah.1.8
is because of LXX.Isa.28.8
on account of LXX.Ezek.40.4
so as LXX.Amos.6.10
ένεκέν because of LXX.Gen.12.13 • LXX.Gen.19.20 • LXX.Dan.9.17 • LXX.Zeph.3.19
ένεκά because of LXX.Ps.44.22 • LXX.Ps.69.7

Abbott-Smith

ἕνεκα (so Mt 19:5, Lk 6:22, Ac 19:32 26:21; elsewhere, prop, only before a vowel, ἕνεκεν; εἵνεκεν, originally Ionic: Lk 4:18 18:29, Ac 28:20, II Co 3:10), prep. c. gen.,
on account of, because of: Mt 5:10, 11 16:25 19:29, Mk 8:35, Lk 6:22, Ac 28:20, Ro 8:36, II Co 3:10; ἕ. τούτου, Mt 19:5; τούτων, Ac 26:21; τίνος ἕ., Ac 19:32; seq. τοῦ, c. inf., II Co 7:12; οὗ ἕν., Lk 4:18

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
Matthew 5:10 · 5:11 · 16:25 · 19:5 · 19:29
Mark 8:35
Luke 4:18 · 6:22 · 18:29
Acts 19:32 · 26:21 · 28:20
Romans 8:36
2 Corinthians 3:10 · 7:12

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἕνεκα,

[Refs 8th c.BC+], or ἕνεκεν (twice in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; twice in 4th C Attic dialect Inscrr., [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; in late Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect, Ionic dialect, and poetry εἵνεκα (also in [Refs 5th c.BC+], or εἵνεκεν (both forms in [Refs 5th c.BC+] and not uncommon in codices of later writers; εἵνεκεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἵνεκε [Refs 5th c.BC+]: ἕνεκε [Refs 4th c.BC+]: Aeolic dialect ἔννεκα [Refs 7th c.BC+], but ἔνεκα [Refs]ἕνεκον [Refs], etc.:—preposition with genitive, usually after its case; also before, [Refs 8th c.BC+] When it follows its case, it is sometimes separated from it by several words, as in [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__1 on account of, Τρώων πόλιν.. ἧς εἵνεκ᾽ ὀϊζύομεν κακὰ πολλά [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τοῦδ᾽ ἕνεκα for this,[Refs]wherefore, [ἕνεκα 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.10 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; for the sake of, τοῦ ἕ.; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν δὲ εἵνεκα, ὅκως.., or ἵνα.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διὰ νόσον ἕ. ὑγιείας by reason of sickness for the sake of health, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ οὗ ἕ. the final cause, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 as far as regards, ἐμοῦ γ᾽ ἕνεκα as far as depends on me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἵνεκεν χρημάτων as for money, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐμπειρίας μὲν ἄρα ἕ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 in consequence of, εἵνεκα τέχνας by force of art, [Refs]
__4 pleonastic, ἀμφὶσοὔνεκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅσον ἀπὸ βοῆς ἕ. as far as shouting went, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II conjunction, for οὕνεκα (which see), because, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.2 εἵνεκεν, ={ὁθούνεκα}, that, [Refs 5th c.BC+]