The meaning of “ἐννενηκονταεννέα”
Understanding ennenēkontaennéa reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
ninety and nine. - ninety-nine
ἐννενηκονταεννέα
ninety and nine. - ninety-nine
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 18:12 | “How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?” Word: ἐννενηκονταεννέα (ennenēkontaennéa) | |
| Matthew 18:13 | “And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.” Word: ἐννενηκονταεννέα (ennenēkontaennéa) | |
| Luke 15:4 | “What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?” Word: ἐννενηκονταεννέα (ennenēkontaennéa) | |
| Luke 15:7 | “I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.” Word: ἐννενηκονταεννέα (ennenēkontaennéa) |