ἕνεκα

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Il.1.110, etc., or ἕνεκεν (twice in Hom., Od.17.288,310, rare in Trag., as E.Med.999 (lyr.), and early Prose, Th.6.2, X.HG2.1.14, Pl.Smp.210e; in Com., Men.Epit.330; twice in fourth-cent. Att. Inscrr., IG2.987A2, 611b13, but prevalent in later Inscrr., cf. SIG 577.7 (Milet., iii/ii B.C.); in late Prose, Sch.Pi.O.7.10), Ep., Ion., and poet. εἵνεκα (also in Pl., Lg.778d, al.), or εἵνεκεν (both forms in Hdt. and Hp. and not uncommon in codd. of later writers;

   A εἵνεκεν B.12.136, Pi.I.8(7).35 codd.; εἵνεκε Aret.CA1.2, f.l. in Hdt.7.133): ἕνεκε SIG333.14 (Samos, iv B.C.), Supp.Epigr.1.351.10 (ibid.), CIG 3655.18 (Cyzicus, iii/ii B.C.): Aeol. ἔννεκα Alc.Supp.9.1, IG12(2).258.8 (Lesbos, i A.D.), but ἔνεκα ib. 11(4).1064b32 (Delos), 12(1).645a38 (Nesus): late ἕνεκον JHS37.108 (Lydia), etc.:—Prep. with gen., usu. after its case; also before, Il.1.94, B.12.136, Hdt.3.122, etc. When it follows its case, it is sometimes separated from it by several words, as in Hdt.1.30, D.20.88, etc.    1 on account of, Τρώων πόλιν . . ἧς εἵνεκ' ὀϊζύομεν κακὰ πολλά Il.14.89, etc.; ὕβριος εἵνεκα τῆσδε 1.214; τοῦδ' ἕνεκα for this, ib.110; ὧν ἕ. wherefore, 20.21; τίνος ἕ. βλάβης; A.Fr.181; παῖσαι ἄνδρας ἕνεκεν ἀταξίας X.An. 5.8.13; στεφανοῦσθαι ἀρετῆς ἕνεκα Aeschin.3.10; for the sake of, τοῦ ἕ.; Pl.Prt.31cb; τῶν δὲ εἵνεκα, ὅκως... or ἵνα... Hdt.8.35,40; κολακεύειν ἕ. μισθοῦ X.HG5.1.17; διὰ νόσον ἕ. ὑγιείας by reason of sickness for the sake of health, Pl.Ly.218e, cf. Smp.185b; τὸ οὗ ἕ. the final cause, Arist.Ph.194a27, Metaph.983a31; τὸ οὗ ἕνεκεν Id.Ph.243a3, Metaph.1059a35.    2 as far as regards, ἐμοῦ γ' ἕνεκα as far as depends on me, Ar.Ach.386, D.20.14; τοῦ φυλάσσοντος εἵνεκεν Hdt. 1.42; εἵνεκεν χρημάτων as for money, Id.3.122, etc.; ἕνεκά γε φιλονικίας Pl.R.548d, cf. 329b; ἐμπειρίας μὲν ἄρα ἕ. ib.582d; ὁμοῖοι τοῖς τυφλοῖς ἂν ἦμεν ἕνεκά γε τῶν ἡμετέρων ὀφθαλμῶν X.Mem.4.3.3.    3 in consequence of, εἵνεκα τέχνας by force of art, AP9.729.    4 pleon., ἀμφὶσοὔνεκα S.Ph.554codd.; ὅσον ἀπὸ βοῆς ἕ. as far as shouting went, Th.8.92, X.HG2.4.31; τίνος χάριν ἕ.; Pl.Lg.701d, cf.Plt.302b.    II Conj., for οὕνεκα (q.v.), because, h.Ven.199, Call.Aet.3.1.6,Fr.287.    2 εἵνεκεν, = ὁθούνεκα, that, Pi.I.8(7).35 codd.