εινεκα

Lemma: ἕνεκα

preposition (also used as a postpos... preposition (also used as a postposition) + genitive

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Definition

ἕνεκα: a postpositive preposition governing the genitive, meaning "for the sake of, on account of; because of," used to express purpose or reason behind an action.

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Grammatical Analysis

"εινεκα"

Form: εινεκα

Normalized lemma: εἵνεκα / ἕνεκα

Government: takes the genitive

Position: usually postpositive (often placed after its genitive complement), but can also precede it

Function: causal: 'because of, on account of, for the sake of'

Related Forms of ἕνεκα

2 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ἕνεκα preposition / postposition (improper) ενεκεν preposition (improper, postposition)

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