"(Mt. 19:5; Lk. 6:2; Acts 19:32; 26:21)*"
Definition and meaning
(Mt. 19:5; Lk. 6:2; Acts 19:32; 26:21)*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἕνεκεν
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of heneken 24x also spelled with the genitive on account of for the sake of by reason of our text has 20x (G1752) across the King James Bible.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
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 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.
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 this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
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,
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Common questions
Strong's G1752 (heneken 24x also spelled with the genitive on account of for the sake of by reason of our text has 20x) is a Greek word that means: (Mt. 19:5; Lk. 6:2; Acts 19:32; 26:21)* It appears 22 times in the King James Bible.
The word heneken 24x also spelled with the genitive on account of for the sake of by reason of our text has 20x (G1752) appears 22 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1752 is heneken 24x also spelled with the genitive on account of for the sake of by reason of our text has 20x, a Greek word defined as: (Mt. 19:5; Lk. 6:2; Acts 19:32; 26:21)*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
heneken 24x also spelled with the genitive on account of for the sake of by reason of our text has 20x is a Greek word found in the New Testament.