Strong's Lexicon ennenékontaennea: Ninety-nine Original Word: ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα Word Origin: A compound of ἐνενήκοντα (ninety) and ἐννέα (nine) Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for the specific number ninety-nine, the concept of counting and the significance of numbers can be seen in various Hebrew texts, such as the use of numbers in genealogies and censuses (e.g., Strong's Hebrew 8672 - תִּשְׁעִים, tish'im for ninety). Usage: The Greek numeral ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα is used to denote the number ninety-nine. It appears in contexts where precise counting or numerical representation is significant, often in parables or teachings of Jesus to illustrate a point about value, care, or completeness. Cultural and Historical Background: In the cultural context of the New Testament, numbers often held symbolic significance. The number ninety-nine, being just one short of one hundred, can symbolize incompleteness or the need for one more to achieve fullness. In agrarian societies, counting livestock was a common practice, and each animal was valuable to the shepherd, reflecting the economic and personal importance of each individual in a community. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originvariant reading for enenékonta, q.v. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1768: ἐνενήκονταἐνενήκοντα, 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. From a (tenth) multiple of ennea and ennea itself; ninety-nine -- ninety and nine. see GREEK ennea see GREEK ennea Englishman's Concordance Matthew 18:12 AdjGRK: ἀφήσει τὰ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα ἐπὶ KJV: leave the ninety and nine, and goeth INT: having left the ninety nine on Matthew 18:13 Adj Luke 15:4 Adj Luke 15:7 Adj |
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