οὕνεκα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

οὕνεκ’ (hoúnek’) — apocopated

Etymology

From οὗ (hoû) + ἕνεκα (héneka).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hǔː.ne.ka/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)u.ne.ka/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ne.ka/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ne.ka/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ne.ka/

Conjunction

οὕνεκα • (hoúneka)

because

See also

γάρ (gár)