2001 Translation

ENEKEN, eneken

Sounds Like: EN-eh-ken

Translations: because of, on account of, for the sake of, (of) for, (of) by reason of

From the root: ΕΝΕΚΕΝ

Part of Speech: Preposition, Adverb

Explanation: ΕΝΕΚΕΝ is an improper preposition that typically takes the genitive case, meaning 'because of' or 'on account of'. It can also function as an adverb, meaning 'for this reason' or 'therefore'. It is used to express the cause or reason behind an action or state.

Inflection: Does not inflect; takes the genitive case when used as a preposition.

Strong’s number: G1752 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Aristeas

• Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:55, 1:88, 1:144, 1:206

Codex Sinaiticus

• Numbers — 17:14
• Deuteronomy — 3:26
• Psalms — 6:5, 9:34, 22:3, 30:4, 43:23, 43:27, 44:5, 47:12, 96:8, 105:8, 129:5, 131:10
• Sirach — 20:11
• Isaiah — 5:23, 28:8, 43:14, 45:4, 48:9, 48:11, 49:7, 55:5, 59:20, 65:8
• Jeremiah — 5:19, 9:11, 14:7, 33:3
• Jonah — 1:7, 1:14
• Habakkuk — 1:15, 1:16
• Malachi — 2:14
• Matthew — 5:11, 10:18, 10:39, 16:25
• Mark — 8:35, 10:7, 10:29, 13:9
• Luke — 9:24, 21:12
• Romans — 8:36, 14:20
• 2 Corinthians — 7:12
• Shepherd of Hermas — 1:6, 13:2

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 3:1
• Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 12:2

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 11 — 6:225
• Book 12 — 6:221
• Book 14 — 10:199
• Book 15 — 3:68, 7:227, 8:288
• Book 16 — 2:23

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 10:12, 14:12
• Book Two — 3:11, 18:20
• Book Four — 3:14, 8:31, 8:44, 9:56
• Book Five — 13:29

Justin Martyr

• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 12:1, 14:4, 38:3, 133:5, 136:1

Life of Flavius Josephus, The

• The Life of Flavius Josephus — 58:302, 65:355

Polycarp of Smyrna

• Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 2:3
• Martyrdom of Polycarp — 13:2

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Genesis — 2:24, 12:13, 16:14, 18:24, 18:28, 18:29, 18:31, 18:32, 19:20, 20:6, 20:11, 20:18, 32:32, 33:10, 37:8, 42:21, 49:25
• Exodus — 9:16, 18:8, 18:11, 20:20, 23:7
• Numbers — 12:1, 16:49, 31:16
• Deuteronomy — 3:26, 18:12, 32:47
• Joshua — 22:24, 22:26, 22:28
• 2 Samuel — 6:12, 7:22, 9:1, 12:25, 14:20, 18:18
• Ezra (Alpha) — 6:11, 8:51
• Judith — 11:3
• 2 Maccabees — 3:9
• 3 Maccabees — 5:18, 7:11
• Psalms — 6:5, 9:34, 22:3, 30:4, 43:27, 44:5, 96:8, 105:8, 129:4, 131:10
• Psalms of Solomon — 2:4, 4:13
• Sirach — 7:18, 20:11
• Isaiah — 5:23, 28:8, 43:14, 43:25, 45:4, 48:9, 48:10, 48:11, 49:7, 55:5, 59:20, 65:8
• Jeremiah — 5:19, 9:12, 14:7, 33:3
• Baruch — 2:14
• Ezekiel — 7:20, 13:19, 31:5
• Daniel (Theodotion) — 2:30, 9:17, 9:19
• Daniel (Old Greek) — 2:30, 9:17
• Amos — 1:6, 2:6
• Micah — 1:8, 2:10
• Jonah — 1:7, 1:14
• Habakkuk — 1:4, 1:16
• Zephaniah — 3:19
• Haggai — 2:14
• Malachi — 2:14

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 5 — 2:2

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 1 — 1:4
• Parable 9 — 28:5, 28:6

The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions

• Vision 1 — 1:6
• Vision 3 — 5:2

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Matthew — 5:10, 5:11, 10:18, 10:39, 16:25
• Mark — 8:35, 10:7, 10:29, 13:9
• Luke — 9:24, 18:29, 21:12
• Romans — 8:36, 14:20
• 2 Corinthians — 7:12

Twelve Disciples

• The Didache — 10:3

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΝΕΚΕΝ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΕΚΕΝ — because of, on account of, for the sake of, for, therefore, wherefore
• ΕΝΕΚΙΤΟ — for the sake of, on account of, because of, for, concerning
• ΙΝΕΚΕΝ — for the sake of, on account of, because of, for, by reason of, wherefore

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