ἐννέαennéa
nine: Luke 17:17; ἐνενήκοντα ἐ., Matthew 18:12, Matthew 18:13, Luke 15:4, Luke 15:7.
Greek (New Testament) · G1767
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 18:12 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
- Matthew 18:13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn’t wander away!
- Luke 15:4 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?
- Luke 15:7 In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!
- Luke 17:17 Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine?
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.