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χάριν
chárin · Greek · Strong's G5484 · 9 occurrences
The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “because of”
What it means
through favor of, i.e. on account of
accusative case of G5485 (χάρις) as preposition;
How the KJV renders it
because of, for sake of, x reproachfully
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Where it appears
9 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 John 3:12 ADV1 Timothy 5:14 ADVEphesians 3:1 ADVEphesians 3:14 ADVGalatians 3:19 ADVJude 1:16 ADVLuke 7:47 ADVTitus 1:5 ADVTitus 1:11 ADV
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.