"ἕνεκα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἕνεκα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /hé.ne.ka/, /ˈe.ne.ka/, /ˈe.ne.ka/, /hé.ne.ka/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈ(h)e.ne.ka/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈe.ne.ka/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈe.ne.ka/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈe.ne.ka/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ἕνεκᾰ [canonical], héneka [romanization]
Etymology: Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀚𐀏 (e-ne-ka); otherwise Pre-Greek. Formerly thought a composite of ἕν (hén) and *ϝέκα (*wéka) (see: ἑκών (hekṓn)). However no trace of ϝ is seen in the Mycenaean Linear B record. Etymology templates: {{cog|gmy|𐀁𐀚𐀏}} Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀚𐀏 (e-ne-ka), {{bor|grc|qsb-grc}} Pre-Greek, {{m|grc|ἕν}} ἕν (hén), {{m|grc||*ϝέκα}} *ϝέκα (*wéka), {{m|grc|ἑκών}} ἑκών (hekṓn) Head templates: {{head|grc|conjunction|cat2=|head=ἕνεκᾰ|head2=}} ἕνεκᾰ • (héneka), {{grc-conjunction|ἕνεκᾰ}} ἕνεκᾰ • (héneka)
  1. (with genitive)
    (pleonastic)
    because
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἕνεκα-grc-conj-pRGu7rih
  2. that
    Sense id: en-ἕνεκα-grc-conj-jn~AI2r0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ἕνεκ’ (hének’) [apocopic], ἕνεκεν (héneken), εἵνεκα (heíneka) [Ionic], Poetic, εἵνεκεν (heíneken) [Ionic], ἕνεκε (héneke), ἕννεκα (hénneka) [Aeolic]

Postposition

IPA: /hé.ne.ka/, /ˈe.ne.ka/, /ˈe.ne.ka/, /hé.ne.ka/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈ(h)e.ne.ka/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈe.ne.ka/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈe.ne.ka/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈe.ne.ka/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ἕνεκᾰ [canonical], héneka [romanization]
Etymology: Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀚𐀏 (e-ne-ka); otherwise Pre-Greek. Formerly thought a composite of ἕν (hén) and *ϝέκα (*wéka) (see: ἑκών (hekṓn)). However no trace of ϝ is seen in the Mycenaean Linear B record. Etymology templates: {{cog|gmy|𐀁𐀚𐀏}} Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀚𐀏 (e-ne-ka), {{bor|grc|qsb-grc}} Pre-Greek, {{m|grc|ἕν}} ἕν (hén), {{m|grc||*ϝέκα}} *ϝέκα (*wéka), {{m|grc|ἑκών}} ἑκών (hekṓn) Head templates: {{head|grc|postposition|head=ἕνεκᾰ}} ἕνεκᾰ • (héneka)
  1. (with genitive)
    on account of, for the sake of, because of
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἕνεκα-grc-postp-W7Kdlp0b
  2. (with genitive)
    with regard to, as far as regards, as for
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἕνεκα-grc-postp-RIgDtpUJ Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek postpositions Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 38 62 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek postpositions: 7 7 36 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ἕνεκ’ (hének’) [apocopic], ἕνεκεν (héneken), εἵνεκα (heíneka) [Ionic], Poetic, εἵνεκεν (heíneken) [Ionic], ἕνεκε (héneke), ἕννεκα (hénneka) [Aeolic] Derived forms: οὕνεκα (hoúneka), τοὔνεκα (toúneka)

Alternative forms

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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 14.89"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.214"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.110"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 20.21"
        },
        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 5.8.13"
        },
        {
          "text": "389 BCE – 314 BCE, Aeschines, Against Ctesiphon 10"
        },
        {
          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Protagoras 31C"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 8.35"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 8.40"
        },
        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 5.1.17"
        },
        {
          "text": "400 BCE – 387 BCE, Plato, Lysis 218E"
        },
        {
          "text": "385 BCE – 380 BCE, Plato, Symposium 185B"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Physics 194A.27"
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          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Metaphysics 1059A.35"
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          "text": "446 BCE – 386 BCE, Aristophanes, The Acharnians 386"
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        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Leptines 14"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.42"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 3.122"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 548D"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 329B"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 582D"
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          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Memorabilia 4.3.3"
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      "ipa": "/ˈe.ne.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.ne.ka/"
    },
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      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈ(h)e.ne.ka/",
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          "text": "409 BCE, Sophocles, Philoctetes 554"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 8.92"
        },
        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 2.4.31"
        },
        {
          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 701D"
        },
        {
          "text": "7th–6th centuries BC, Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite 199"
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          "text": "310 BCE – 240 BCE, Callimachus, Aetia 3.1.6"
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          "text": "522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Isthmian Ode 8.35"
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    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation"
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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 14.89"
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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.214"
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        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.110"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 20.21"
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        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 5.8.13"
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        {
          "text": "389 BCE – 314 BCE, Aeschines, Against Ctesiphon 10"
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          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Protagoras 31C"
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          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 8.35"
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          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 8.40"
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          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 5.1.17"
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        {
          "text": "400 BCE – 387 BCE, Plato, Lysis 218E"
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        {
          "text": "385 BCE – 380 BCE, Plato, Symposium 185B"
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          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Physics 194A.27"
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        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Metaphysics 1059A.35"
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          "text": "446 BCE – 386 BCE, Aristophanes, The Acharnians 386"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Leptines 14"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.42"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 3.122"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 548D"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 329B"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 582D"
        },
        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Memorabilia 4.3.3"
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        "with regard to, as far as regards, as for"
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        "(with genitive)",
        "with regard to, as far as regards, as for"
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      "ipa": "/ˈe.ne.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.ne.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hé.ne.ka/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ(h)e.ne.ka/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.ne.ka/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.ne.ka/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.ne.ka/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "hének’",
      "tags": [
        "apocopic"
      ],
      "word": "ἕνεκ’"
    },
    {
      "roman": "héneken",
      "word": "ἕνεκεν"
    },
    {
      "roman": "heíneka",
      "tags": [
        "Ionic"
      ],
      "word": "εἵνεκα"
    },
    {
      "word": "Poetic"
    },
    {
      "roman": "heíneken",
      "tags": [
        "Ionic"
      ],
      "word": "εἵνεκεν"
    },
    {
      "roman": "héneke",
      "word": "ἕνεκε"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hénneka",
      "tags": [
        "Aeolic"
      ],
      "word": "ἕννεκα"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἕνεκα"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek conjunctions",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek postpositions",
    "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmy",
        "2": "𐀁𐀚𐀏"
      },
      "expansion": "Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀚𐀏 (e-ne-ka)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἕν"
      },
      "expansion": "ἕν (hén)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*ϝέκα"
      },
      "expansion": "*ϝέκα (*wéka)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἑκών"
      },
      "expansion": "ἑκών (hekṓn)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀚𐀏 (e-ne-ka); otherwise Pre-Greek. Formerly thought a composite of ἕν (hén) and *ϝέκα (*wéka) (see: ἑκών (hekṓn)). However no trace of ϝ is seen in the Mycenaean Linear B record.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ἕνεκᾰ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "héneka",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "ἕνεκᾰ",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ἕνεκᾰ • (héneka)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἕνεκᾰ"
      },
      "expansion": "ἕνεκᾰ • (héneka)",
      "name": "grc-conjunction"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "409 BCE, Sophocles, Philoctetes 554"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 8.92"
        },
        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 2.4.31"
        },
        {
          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 701D"
        },
        {
          "text": "7th–6th centuries BC, Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite 199"
        },
        {
          "text": "310 BCE – 240 BCE, Callimachus, Aetia 3.1.6"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "because"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "because",
          "because"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with genitive)",
        "(pleonastic)",
        "because"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Isthmian Ode 8.35"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hé.ne.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.ne.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.ne.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hé.ne.ka/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ(h)e.ne.ka/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.ne.ka/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.ne.ka/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.ne.ka/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "hének’",
      "tags": [
        "apocopic"
      ],
      "word": "ἕνεκ’"
    },
    {
      "roman": "héneken",
      "word": "ἕνεκεν"
    },
    {
      "roman": "heíneka",
      "tags": [
        "Ionic"
      ],
      "word": "εἵνεκα"
    },
    {
      "word": "Poetic"
    },
    {
      "roman": "heíneken",
      "tags": [
        "Ionic"
      ],
      "word": "εἵνεκεν"
    },
    {
      "roman": "héneke",
      "word": "ἕνεκε"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hénneka",
      "tags": [
        "Aeolic"
      ],
      "word": "ἕννεκα"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἕνεκα"
}

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