Mark 13:9:19Mark.13.9.W19TAB
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
BLE-pe-te de hy-MEIS he-au-TOUS pa-ra-DO-sou-sin hy-MAS eis sy-NE-dri-a kai eis sy-na-gô-GAS da-REH-se-s-the kai e-PI hê-ge-MO-nōn kai ba-si-LE-ōn sta-THÊ-se-s-the HE-ne-ken e-MOU eis mar-TY-ri-on au-TOIS
Exegesis
The phrase heneken emou {ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ | héneken emoû} functions as a causal or “for the sake of” expression, grounding the persecution explicitly in loyalty to Jesus.
In context — Mark 13:9
But watch yourselves; they will hand you over to councils, and in synagogues you will be beaten, and before governors and kings you will stand for My sake, as a testimony to them.
About this coordinate
Mark 13:9:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Mark 13:9, 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 Mark.13.9.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.9.W19.S1) and character.