Nine
ἐννέαStrong’s G1767ennea
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ennea is the Greek word usually translated “nine”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?”
Meaning
Usually translated “nine”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- nine 4
- the nine 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 3
- Matthew 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 18:13And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
- Luke 15:4What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
- Luke 15:7I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
- Luke 17:17And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
Greek dictionary
ἐννέα ennea · nine
ἐννέα, οἱ, αἱ, τά, indecl., nine: Luk.17:17; ἐνενήκοντα ἐ., Mat.18:12-13, Luk.15:4, 7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “nine” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NINE, adjective
Denoting the number composed of eight and one; as nine men; nine days.
All definitions and other forms of “nine”
NINE, noun
The number composed of eight and one; or the number less by a unit than ten; three times three.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.