because of

Greek Preposition

ἕνεκα (so Mat.19:5, Luk.6:22, Act.19:32 26:21; elsewhere, prop, only before a vowel, ἕνεκεν; εἵνεκεν, originally Ionic: Luk.4:18 18:29, Act.28:20, 2Co.3:10), prep. with genitive, on account of, because of: Mat.5:10-11 16:25 19:29, Mrk.8:35, Luk.6:22, Act.28:20, Rom.8:36, 2Co.3:10; ἕ. τούτου, Mat.19:5; υούτων, Act.26:21; τίνος ἕ, Act.19:32; before τοῦ, with inf, 2Co.7:12; οὗ ἕν, Luk.4:18 (AS)

because of

Greek Preposition

ἕνεκα, [Refs 8th c.BC+], or ἕνεκεν (twice in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; twice in 4th C Attic dialect Inscrr, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; in late Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect, Ionic dialect, and poetry εἵνεκα (also in [Refs 5th c.BC+], or εἵνεκεν (both forms in [Refs 5th c.BC+] and not uncommon in codices of later writers; εἵνεκεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἵνεκε [Refs 5th c.BC+]: ἕνεκε [Refs 4th c.BC+]: Aeolic dialect ἔννεκα [Refs 7th c.BC+], but ἔνεκα [Refs]ἕνεκον [Refs], etc:—preposition with genitive, usually after its case; also before, [Refs 8th c.BC+] When it follows its case, it is sometimes separated from it by several words, as in [Refs 5th c.BC+] 1) on account of, Τρώων πόλιν. ἧς εἵνεκ᾽ ὀϊζύομεν κακὰ πολλά [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τοῦδ᾽ ἕνεκα for this,[Refs]wherefore, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; for the sake of, τοῦ ἕ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν δὲ εἵνεκα, ὅκως, or ἵνα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διὰ νόσον ἕ. ὑγιείας by reason of sickness for the sake of health, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ οὗ ἕ. the final cause, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 2) as far as regards, ἐμοῦ γ᾽ ἕνεκα as far as depends on me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἵνεκεν χρημάτων as for money, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐμπειρίας μὲν ἄρα ἕ.[Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) in consequence of, εἵνεκα τέχνας by force of art, [Refs] 4) pleonastic, ἀμφὶσοὔνεκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅσον ἀπὸ βοῆς ἕ. as far as shouting went, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) conjunction, for οὕνεκα (which see), because, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] II.2) εἵνεκεν, ={ὁθούνεκα}, that, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Preposition

on account of; because, for (cause, sake), (where-)fore, by reason of, that; of uncertain affinity