ἕνεκα (so Mt 19:5, Lk 6:22, Ac 19:3226:21; elsewhere, prop, only before a vowel, ἕνεκεν; εἵνεκεν, originally Ionic: Lk 4:1818:29, Ac 28:20, II Co 3:10),
prep. c. gen.,
on account of, because of: Mt 5:10, 1116:2519:29, Mk 8:35, Lk 6:22, Ac 28:20, Ro 8:36, II Co 3:10; ἕ. τούτου, Mt 19:5; τούτων, Ac 26:21; τίνος ἕ., Ac 19:32; seq. τοῦ, c. inf., II Co 7:12; οὗ ἕν., Lk 4:18