Luke 18:29:22Luke.18.29.W22TAB
ἕνεκεν
heneken
“for the sake of”
- Transliteration
- HE-ne-ken
- Extended
- HEH-neh-kehn
- IPA
- /ˈhe.ne.ken/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the sake 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
- word
HE-ne-ken
- sentence
ho de EI-pen au-TOIS a-MEN LE-gō hy-MEEN HO-ti ou-DEIS es-TIN hos a-PHÊ-ken oi-KI-an Ê gy-NAI-ka Ê a-del-PHOUS Ê go-NEIS Ê TEK-na HE-ne-ken tês ba-si-LEI-as tou the-OU
Exegesis
The preposition heneken {ἕνεκεν | hé-ne-ken} “for the sake of” governs the genitive phrase tēs basileias tou theou {τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ | tês ba-si-leí-as toû the-oû}, indicating purpose or motive: the costly renunciation is oriented toward the kingdom that belongs to God. In translation, the structure “there is no one who has left…” preserves the Greek negative-copula-relative pattern, while the prepositional phrase “for the sake of the kingdom of God” retains the theological focus on God’s royal rule as the reason for such sacrifice.
Root and etymology
henekaepsilon–nu–epsilon–kappa–alpha
“because of, for the sake of”
In context — Luke 18:29
But He said to them, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:29:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Luke 18:29, 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 Luke.18.29.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.29.W22.S1) and character.