Berean Strong's Lexicon enneos: Ninth Original Word: ἐννέος Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word "ἐννέα" (ennea), meaning "nine." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent for the ordinal number "ninth" is "תְּשִׁיעִי" (t'shi'i), Strong's Hebrew #8671. Usage: The term "enneos" is used to denote the ordinal number "ninth." It is typically used in contexts where a sequence or order is being described, particularly in relation to time or position. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, numbers held significant symbolic meaning. The number nine was often associated with completeness and finality, as it is the last single-digit number. In the context of the Bible, numbers often carry symbolic weight, and the use of "enneos" would have been understood within this framework. The ninth hour, for example, was a significant time in Jewish daily life, corresponding to 3 PM, a time of prayer and sacrifice. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originvariant reading for eneos, q.v. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1769: ἐνεόςἐνεός, see ἐννεός. STRONGS NT 1769: ἐννεόςἐννεός, more correctly ἐνεός (L T Tr WH (cf. the preceding word)), ἐννεου, ὁ (it seems to be identical with ἀνεως equivalent to unused ἀναυος, ἀναος, from ἄω, αὔω to cry out, hence, without sound, mute), dumb, mute, destitute of the power of speech (Plato, Aristotle): Isaiah 56:10, cf. Proverbs 17:28; ἐνεόν μή δυνάμενον λαλῆσαι, of an idol, Baruch 6:40 (Epistle Jer.); unable to speak for terror, struck dumb, astounded: so εἱστήκεισαν ἐνεοί, stood speechless (Vulg.stabantstupefacti), Acts 9:7; Hesychius ἐμβροντηθεντες. ἐνεοί γενόμενοι. Cf. Alberti, Glossary in N. T., p. 69. In the same sense ἀπηνεώθη, Daniel 4:16 Theod., from ἀπενεόω. From enneuo; dumb (as making signs), i.e. Silent from astonishment -- speechless. see GREEK enneuo |
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