Heneka, ehineken ἕνεκα

Heneka, ehineken (Greek ἕνεκα, Strong's G1752) is a Greek preposition meaning “because of”. It occurs 26 times in 23 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Heneka, ehineken, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:10
  Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 5:11
  Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
• Matthew 10:18
  And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
• Matthew 10:39
  He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
• Matthew 16:25
  For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
• Matthew 19:5
  And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
• Matthew 19:29
  And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.

Mark

• Mark 8:35
  For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
• Mark 10:7
  For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
• Mark 10:29
  And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
• Mark 13:9
  But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

Luke

• Luke 4:18
  The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
• Luke 6:22
  Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
• Luke 9:24
  For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
• Luke 18:29
  And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
• Luke 21:12
  But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.

Acts

• Acts 19:32
  Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
• Acts 26:21
  For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
• Acts 28:20
  For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”

Romans

• Romans 8:36
  As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
• Romans 14:20
  For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 3:10
  For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.
• 2 Corinthians 7:12
  Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).