Matthew 18:12:18Matt.18.12.W18TAB
ἐνενήκοντα
enenêkonta
“ninety”
- Transliteration
- e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta
- Extended
- eh-neh-NÊ-kon-ta
- IPA
- /e.ne.ˈneː.kon.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- ninety
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta
- phraseyour reading level
oo-KHI a-PHÊ-sei TA e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta en-NE-a e-PI TA O-rê KAI po-reu-THEIS zê-TEI TO pla-NÔ-me-non
- sentence
e-AN YE-nê-tai ti-ni an-THRÔ-pō he-ka-TON PRO-ba-ta KAI pla-nê-THÊ HEN eks au-TÔN oo-KHI a-PHÊ-sei TA e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta en-NE-a e-PI TA O-rê KAI po-reu-THEIS zê-TEI TO pla-NÔ-me-non
Exegesis
The phrase ta enenēkonta ennea {τὰ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα | tà enenḗkonta ennéa} idiomatically yields “the ninety-nine.”
In context — Matthew 18:12
What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go to look for the one that is straying?
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:12:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 18:12, so the Greek word ἐνενήκοντα (enenêkonta) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.18.12.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.12.W18.S1) and character.