1768. ennenékontaennea

Lexicon

ennenékontaennea: Ninety-nine

Original Word: ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα
Part of Speech: Indeclinable Numeral (Adjective)
Transliteration: ennenékontaennea
Pronunciation: en-ne-NAY-kon-ta en-NEH-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (en-nen-ay-kon-tah-en-neh'-ah)
Definition: Ninety-nine
Meaning: ninety.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

ninety-nine.

From a (tenth) multiple of ennea and ennea itself; ninety-nine -- ninety and nine.

see GREEK ennea

see GREEK ennea

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
variant reading for enenékonta, q.v.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1768: ἐνενήκοντα

ἐνενήκοντα, see ἐννενηκοντα.

STRONGS NT 1768: ἐννενηκονταεννέαἐννενηκονταεννέα, more correctly ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα (i. e. written separately, and the first word with a single nu ν, as by L T Tr WH; cf. (under Nu; Tdf. Proleg., p. 80; WHs Appendix, p. 148); Winers Grammar, 43f; Bornemann, Scholia ad Luc., p. 95), ninety-nine: Matthew 18:12; Luke 15:4, 7.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek words ἐνενήκοντα (enenēkonta, meaning "ninety") and ἐννέα (ennea, meaning "nine").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of numbers such as ninety-nine in Hebrew can be related to the Hebrew word תֵּשַׁע (tesha, Strong's Hebrew 8672) for nine and תִּשְׁעִים (tish'im, Strong's Hebrew 8673) for ninety. However, there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for the combined number ninety-nine as used in the Greek New Testament context.

Usage: The term ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα is used in the New Testament to denote the number ninety-nine, often in the context of parables or teachings of Jesus.

Context: The Greek term ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα appears in the New Testament in the context of Jesus' parables, specifically in the Parable of the Lost Sheep. This parable is found in both the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke. In Matthew 18:12-13 and Luke 15:4-7, Jesus uses the number ninety-nine to illustrate the value of each individual soul and the joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.

In Matthew 18:12-13 (BSB), Jesus asks, "What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that is lost? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray."

Similarly, in Luke 15:4-7 (BSB), the parable is recounted: "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders, comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’ In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent."

The use of ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα in these passages emphasizes the shepherd's dedication and the immense value placed on each individual, reflecting God's love and the heavenly celebration over repentance and redemption.

Forms and Transliterations

ενενηκοντα ἐνενήκοντα ενενηκονταεννέα ενενηκονταπέντε εννενήκονταεννέα εννενηκονταέξ εννενηκονταοκτώ εννενηκονταπέντε enenekonta enenēkonta enenḗkonta

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 18:12 Adj
GRK: ἀφήσει τὰ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα ἐπὶ
KJV: leave the ninety and nine, and goeth
INT: having left the ninety nine on

Matthew 18:13 Adj
GRK: ἐπὶ τοῖς ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα τοῖς
KJV: of the ninety and nine which
INT: over the ninety nine which

Luke 15:4 Adj
GRK: καταλείπει τὰ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα ἐν
KJV: leave the ninety and nine in
INT: leaves the ninety nine in

Luke 15:7 Adj
GRK: ἢ ἐπὶ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα δικαίοις
KJV: over ninety and nine just persons,
INT: [more] than over ninety nine righteous ones

Strong's Greek 1768
4 Occurrences

ἐνενήκοντα — 4 Occ.