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And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Read in context →And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
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diá · dee-ah'
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
Strong's KJV usage: :--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in).
Strong's first: Matthew 10:22Strong's last: Revelation 2:3
Open full G1223 profile →héneka · hen'-ek-ah
on account of
Strong's KJV usage: :--because, for (cause, sake), (where-)fore, by reason of, that.
Strong's first: Matthew 5:10Strong's last: Romans 8:36
Open full G1752 profile →ónoma · on'-om-ah
a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character)
Strong's KJV usage: :--called, (+ sur-)name(-d).
Strong's first: Mark 13:13Strong's last: 3 John 1:7
Open full G3686 profile →syneídēsis · soon-i'-day-sis
co-perception, i.e. moral consciousness
Strong's KJV usage: :--conscience.
Strong's first: Romans 13:5Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 10:28
Open full G4893 profile →emoû · em-oo'
of me
Strong's KJV usage: :--me, mine, my.
Strong's first: Mark 8:35Strong's last: John 13:38
Open full G1700 profile →Christós · khris-tos'
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Strong's KJV usage: :--Christ.
Strong's first: 1 Corinthians 4:10Strong's last: Ephesians 4:32
Open full G5547 profile →gâlâl · gaw-lawl'
a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of
Strong's KJV usage: because of, for (sake).
Strong's first: Genesis 30:27Strong's last: Micah 3:12
Open full H1558 profile →Hērōdiás · hay-ro-dee-as'
Herodias, a woman of the Heodian family
Strong's KJV usage: :--Herodias.
Strong's first: Matthew 14:3Strong's last: Mark 6:17
Open full G2266 profile →Iēsoûs · ee-ay-sooce'
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Strong's KJV usage: :--Jesus.
Strong's first: 2 Corinthians 4:5Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 4:11
Open full G2424 profile →hórkos · hor'-kos
a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath)
Strong's KJV usage: :--oath.
Strong's first: Matthew 14:9Strong's last: Mark 6:26
Open full G3727 profile →hypér · hoop-er'
"over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than
Strong's KJV usage: :--(+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very.
Strong's first: Philippians 1:29Strong's last: Colossians 1:24
Open full G5228 profile →dâbâr · daw-baw'
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Strong's KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.
Strong's first: Genesis 20:11Strong's last: Numbers 25:18
Open full H1697 profile →alḗtheia · al-ay'-thi-a
truth
Strong's KJV usage: :--true, X truly, truth, verity.
Strong's first: 2 John 1:2Strong's last: 2 John 1:2
Open full G225 profile →autós · ow-tos'
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
Strong's KJV usage: :--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which.
Strong's first: John 14:11Strong's last: John 14:11
Open full G846 profile →dikaiosýnē · dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay
equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
Strong's KJV usage: :--righteousness.
Strong's first: 1 Peter 3:14Strong's last: 1 Peter 3:14
Open full G1343 profile →eklektós · ek-lek-tos'
select; by implication, favorite
Strong's KJV usage: :--chosen, elect.
Strong's first: Mark 13:20Strong's last: Mark 13:20
Open full G1588 profile →elpís · el-pece'
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
Strong's KJV usage: :--faith, hope.
Strong's first: Acts 26:7Strong's last: Acts 26:7
Open full G1680 profile →euangélion · yoo-ang-ghel'-ee-on
a good message, i.e. the gospel
Strong's KJV usage: :--gospel.
Strong's first: 1 Corinthians 9:23Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 9:23
Open full G2098 profile →kýrios · koo'-ree-os
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Strong's KJV usage: :-- God, Lord, master, Sir.
Strong's first: 1 Peter 2:13Strong's last: 1 Peter 2:13
Open full G2962 profile →lógos · log'-os
something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ)
Strong's KJV usage: :--account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
Strong's first: Mark 4:17Strong's last: Mark 4:17
Open full G3056 profile →soû · soo
of thee, thy
Strong's KJV usage: :--X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
Strong's first: John 13:37Strong's last: John 13:37
Open full G4675 profile →huiós · hwee-os'
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
Strong's KJV usage: :--child, foal, son.
Strong's first: Luke 6:22Strong's last: Luke 6:22
Open full G5207 profile →hymâs · hoo-mas'
you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
Strong's KJV usage: :--ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
Strong's first: 1 Thessalonians 1:5Strong's last: 1 Thessalonians 1:5
Open full G5209 profile →chárin · khar'-in
through favor of, i.e. on account of
Strong's KJV usage: :--be-(for) cause of, for sake of, +…fore, X reproachfully.
Strong's first: Titus 1:11Strong's last: Titus 1:11
Open full G5484 profile →ʼôwdôwth · o-doth'
turnings (i.e. occasions); (adverb) on account of
Strong's KJV usage: (be-) cause, concerning, sake.
Strong's first: Exodus 18:8Strong's last: Exodus 18:8
Open full H182 profile →ʻâbûwr · aw-boor'
properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that
Strong's KJV usage: because of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to.
Strong's first: Genesis 8:21Strong's last: Genesis 8:21
Open full H5668 profile →qinʼâh · kin-aw'
jealousy or envy
Strong's KJV usage: envy(-ied), jealousy, × sake, zeal.
Strong's first: Numbers 25:11Strong's last: Numbers 25:11
Open full H7068 profile →shel · shel
on account of, whatsoever, whichsoever
Strong's KJV usage: cause, sake.
Strong's first: Jonah 1:12Strong's last: Jonah 1:12
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And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.
And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.
And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.
For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;
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SAKE, noun [Heb. to press or oppress. The primary sense is to strain, urge, press or drive forward, and this is from the same root as seek, essay and Latin sequor, whence we have pursue and prosecute. We have analogous words in cause, thing, and the Latin res.]
1. Final cause; end; purpose; or rather the purpose of obtaining. I open a window for the sake of air, that is, to obtain it, for the purpose of obtaining air. I read for the sake of instruction, that is, to obtain it. sake then signifies primarily effort to obtain, and secondarily purpose of obtaining. The hero fights for the sake of glory; men labor for the sake of subsistence or wealth.
2. Account; regard to any person or thing.
I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake Genesis 8:21.
Save me for thy mercies' sake Psalms 6:4.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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