Quick Definition
ἕνεκεν Prep. for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Strong's Definition
or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en of uncertain affinity; on account of
KJV Usage: because, for (cause, sake), (where-)fore, by reason of, that
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
prep. (with gen.)
89.31 · Relations · Cause and/or Reason
on account of, because of a marker of cause or reason, often with the implication of purpose in the sense of ‘for the sake of’
MAT 5:10 · MAT 19:5 · MAT 19:29 · MRK 8:35 · MRK 10:7 · LUK 18:29 · LUK 21:12 · ROM 14:20 · 2CO 3:10
89.58 · Relations · Purpose
in order that, for the sake of, for a marker of purpose, with the frequent implication of some underlying reason
90.43 · Case · Reason Participant
because of, for the sake of (with the genitive) a marker of a participant constituting the reason for an event In ACT 28:20 there is an ellipsis of a reference to the person who is the object of the hope.
MAT 5:11 · MAT 10:18 · MAT 10:39 · MAT 16:25 · MRK 10:29 · MRK 10:29 · MRK 13:9 · LUK 6:22 · LUK 9:24 · ACT 26:21 · ACT 28:20 · ROM 8:36 · 2CO 7:12 · 2CO 7:12
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἕνεκα (only before consonants [ Rec. three times (Grsb. twice) out of twenty-five]), and ἕνεκεν [R G 19 times, L (out of 26) 21 times, Tr 20, WH 18, T 17], or in a form at first Ionic εἵνεκεν (Lk. iv. 18 [Rec. &.; xviii. 29 T WH; Acts xxviii. 20 TWH]; 2 Co. iii. 10 [RGLmrg. év.]; vii. 12 [RG], both the last forms alike before consonants and vowels [cf. s. v. N,v; W. §5,1d.1; Β. 10 (9); Kriiger (dialects) § 68, 19,1; WH. App. Ρ. 1137), a prep. foll. by the genitive, on account of, for the sake of, for: Mt. v. 10 sq.; xvi. 25; xix. 29; Mk. viii. 35; Lk. vi. 22; Acts xxviii. 20; Ro. viii. 36; 2 Co. iii. 10; ἕνεκεν τούτου, for this cause, therefore, Mt. xix. 5; τούτων, Acts xXxvi. 21; τίνος ἕνεκεν, for what cause, wherefore, Acts xix. 32; before rod with inf. expressing purpose [ W. 329 (309); B. 266 (228)], 2 Co. vii. 12; οὗ εἵνεκεν, because, Lk. iv. 18; cf. Meyer ad loc.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
εἵνεκεν heineken 2x
see ἕνεκα, on account of, Lk. 4:18; Acts 28:20; 2 Cor. 3:10*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἕνεκα (heneka, ehineken) — because of. 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, [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+]