ἕνεκα

eneka

For these causes

of uncertain affinity; on account of:--because, for (cause, sake), (where-)fore, by reason of, that.

G1752

Acts 26:21 · Word #1

Lexicon G1752

Lemmaἕνεκα
Transliterationhéneka
Strong'sG1752
In-contextFor these causes
Literalon-account-of

Morphology PREP GEN All morphology codes

Part of Speech PREP — Preposition — Shows relationship between words
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation

Lexical Info

Lemmaἕνεκα
Strong'sG1752

SIBI-P1 G1752-02

on-account-of (governing the genitive)

Rootἕνεκα (heneka)
Core Meaningson account of, because of, for the sake of, by reason of
Semantic Rangebecause of, for the sake of, on account of, by reason of, sometimes expressing motive, benefit, or causal ground
Conceptual Significanceἕνεκα expresses underlying cause or motivating reason in a statement. In biblical discourse it often highlights the basis for action—whether divine purpose, human motive, or covenantal reason—clarifying why events occur or commands are given.
Morphological NotesPreposition (PI) taking the genitive case; indeclinable form. It introduces a genitive noun or pronoun to express cause, motive, or reason.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering "on-account-of" preserves the core causal sense embedded in ἕνεκα rather than flattening it to the broad English "for." The morphology identifies it as a preposition governing the genitive case, so the rendering explicitly reflects its grammatical function of marking cause or basis with a genitive complement.

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Words from Root ἕνεκα (on account of, because of, for the sake of, by reason of)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1752-01 eineken on-account-of (governing the genitive)
G1752-03 eneken on-account-of (governing the genitive)

Word Usage (25 occurrences of G1752)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 5:10 ἕνεκεν eneken
Matthew 5:11 ἕνεκεν eneken
Matthew 10:18 ἕνεκεν eneken
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