G1752
ἕνεκα
héneka
on account of
Lexicon
Derivation: of uncertain affinity;
on account of
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: because, for (cause, sake), (where-)fore, by reason of, that
Usage
26 occurrences · 0 OT · 26 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- sake10 · 36%
- for7 · 25%
- for his cause2 · 7%
- for my sake1 · 4%
- for my1 · 4%
- cause1 · 4%
- for this cause1 · 4%
- because1 · 4%
- wherefore1 · 4%
- you: because that1 · 4%
- by reason1 · 4%
- that1 · 4%
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἕνεκεν20ἕνεκα4εἵνεκεν2
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.