Greek word · G1768

ἐνενήκοντα

enenēkonta

ninety

Appears 4 times in 4 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

ἐννενήκοντα, see: ἐνεν-.

ἐνενήκοντα (Rec. ἐννεν-), οἱ, αἱ, τά indecl.,

ninety: Matthew 18:12-13, Luke 15:4, 7.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Matthew · 2

  1. Matthew 18:12 ἐνενήκοντα ninety

    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 out to search for the one that is lost?

    Here: The first half of 'ninety-nine'.

  2. Matthew 18:13 ἐνενήκοντα ninety

    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.

    Here: Part of the number ninety-nine. It sets the many safe sheep against the one recovered.

Luke · 2

  1. Luke 15:4 ἐνενήκοντα ninety

    “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

    Here: First half of 'ninety-nine.'

  2. Luke 15:7 ἐνενήκοντα ninety

    I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

    Here: With 'nine', the ninety-nine sheep the shepherd left behind (v.4).

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