Matthew 19:29:20Matt.19.29.W20TAB
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
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HE-ne-ken
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KAI PAS HO-stis a-PHÊ-ken oi-KI-as Ê a-del-PHOOS Ê a-del-PHAS Ê pa-TE-ra Ê mê-TE-ra Ê gy-NAI-ka Ê TEK-na Ê a-GROOS HE-ne-ken TOO o-NO-ma-tos MOO
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KAI PAS HO-stis a-PHÊ-ken oi-KI-as Ê a-del-PHOOS Ê a-del-PHAS Ê pa-TE-ra Ê mê-TE-ra Ê gy-NAI-ka Ê TEK-na Ê a-GROOS HE-ne-ken TOO o-NO-ma-tos MOO he-ka-ton-ta-pla-SI-o-na LÊM-pse-tai KAI zô-ÊN ai-Ô-ni-on klê-ro-no-MÊ-sei
Exegesis
The preposition heneken {ἕνεκεν | hé-ne-ken} with the genitive tou onomatos mou {τοῦ ὀνόματός μου | toû o-nó-ma-tos mou} expresses cause or motive, “for the sake of My name,” underscoring that such renunciation is grounded in allegiance to Jesus’ person and authority.
In context — Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life .
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:29:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 19:29, 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 Matt.19.29.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.29.W20.S1) and character.