Acts 28:20:11Acts.28.20.W11TAB
ἕνεκεν
heneken
“because of”
- Transliteration
- HE-ne-ken
- Extended
- HEH-neh-kehn
- IPA
- /ˈhe.ne.ken/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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HE-ne-ken
- sentence
di-A TAU-tēn OUN tēn ai-TI-an pa-re-KA-le-sa hy-MAS i-DEIN kai pros-la-LÊ-sai HE-ne-ken gar tês el-PI-dos tou is-ra-ÊL tēn HA-ly-sin TAU-tēn pe-RI-kei-mai
Exegesis
The explanatory conjunction gar {γὰρ | gár} introduces a second clause that gives the underlying reason for his imprisonment, structured around the improper preposition heneken {ἕνεκεν | hé-ne-ken} with the genitive tes elpidos tou Israel {τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ | tês elpídos toû Israḗl}, “because of the hope of Israel,” where the genitive tou Israel functions as a subjective or objective genitive, referring to Israel’s own national and messianic hope.
In context — Acts 28:20
Therefore, for this cause I called you to see me and to speak with me; for the sake of the hope of Israel, I am wearing this chain .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:20:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 28:20, so the Greek word ἕνεκεν (heneken) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.28.20.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.20.W11.S1) and character.