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Koine Greek wordlink #12246

SR GNT Mat 18:13 ἐννέα (ennea) ‘over the ninety nine not having_been strayed’ Strongs=17670 Lemma=ennea
Word role=substantive adjective case=dative gender=neuter number=plural
Year=32 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἐννέα (S-DNP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐννέα’ (S-DNP) is always and only glossed as ‘nine’.

Greek words (4) other than ἐννέα (S-DNP) with a gloss related to ‘nine’

MAT 18:12 ἐννέα (ennea) S-ANP ‘having left the ninety nine on the mountains’ SR GNT Mat 18:12 word 22

OET-LV: 12 What is _it _supposing to _you _all? If it _may _become to_a_certain man a_hundred sheep, and one of them may _be _strayed, not, having _left the ninety nine on the mountains and having _been _gone, is _seeking the sheep being _strayed? (MAT_18:12)

OET-RV: 12 “What do you think about this: a man had a hundred sheep and one of them strayed away. Won’t he leave the ninety-nine there in the hills and go and look for the sheep that was missing? (MAT 18:12)

LUKE 15:4 ἐννέα (ennea) S-ANP ‘is leaving the ninety nine in the wilderness’ SR GNT Luke 15:4 word 22

OET-LV: 4 What person of you _all, having a_hundred sheep and having _lost one of them, is_ not _leaving the ninety nine in the wilderness, and is _going after the sheep having _lost, until he _may _find it? (LUK_15:4)

OET-RV: 4 “If you had a hundred sheep and one of them went missing, which of you wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine there in the wilderness and go and search for the missing sheep until you found it? (LUK 15:4)

LUKE 15:7 ἐννέα (ennea) E-DMP ‘than over ninety nine righteous ones who no’ SR GNT Luke 15:7 word 19

OET-LV: 7 I _am _saying to _you _all that thus joy in the heaven will _be over one sinner repenting, than over ninety nine righteous ones, who are _having no need of _repentance. (LUK_15:7)

OET-RV: 7 I’m telling you all that there’s similar celebration in heaven when one person turns from their disobedience and obeys God—more than over ninety-nine guiltless people who have no need to change. (LUK 15:7)

LUKE 17:17 ἐννέα (ennea) S-NMP ‘were cleansed the but nine where are’ SR GNT Luke 17:17 word 16

OET-LV: 17 And the Yaʸsous answering said: ˓Were˒_ not _cleansed the ten? But where are the nine? (LUK_17:17)

OET-RV: 17 “Weren’t there ten of you that were healed?” Yeshua asked. “Where’s the other nine? (LUK 17:17)

Key: E=determiner/case-marker S=substantive adjective ANP=accusative,neuter,plural DMP=dative,masculine,plural DNP=dative,neuter,plural NMP=nominative,masculine,plural