ἐνενήκοντα
enenēkonta
“ninety”
Definition
ninety-nine
from a (tenth) multiple of G1767 (ἐννέα) and G1767 (ἐννέα) itself;
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A-NUI
G:A-NUI
Occurrences
ἐνενήκοντα appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
“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?
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.
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?
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.
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