ἕνεκα

preposition/postposition preposition/postposition

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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

"ἕνεκα"

Function: improper preposition/postposition meaning 'on account of, because of, for the sake of', governing the genitive case

Related Forms of ἕνεκα

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Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

εινεκα preposition (postposition) ενεκεν preposition (improper, postposition)

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