Mark 8:35:18Mark.8.35.W18TAB
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
hos gar e-AN THE-lêi tên psy-KHÊN au-TOU SÔ-sai a-po-LE-sei au-TÊN hos de an a-po-LE-sei tên psy-KHÊN au-TOU HE-ne-ken e-MOU KAI tou eu-an-ge-LI-ou SÔ-sei au-TÊN
Exegesis
The single preposition heneken governs both emou and tou euangeliou {ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ καὶ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου | hé-ne-ken e-moû kaì toû eu-an-ge-lí-ou}, specifying that only loss for Jesus and the gospel aligns with the promised saving. English SVO order is maintained, and the repetition of “lose” and “save” highlights the rhetorical paradox.
In context — Mark 8:35
For whoever seeks to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel will save it.
About this coordinate
Mark 8:35:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Mark 8:35, 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.8.35.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.35.W18.S1) and character.