What does ἔννατος (énnatos) mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G1766
ἔννατος
Ninth
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ἔννατος G1766
Pronunciation énnatos
What does ἔννατος (énnatos) mean in the Bible?
ἔννατος (énnatos): Ordinal number marking the ninth position; in NT, frequently denotes the ninth hour (3 p.m.).
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1766?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the] ninth (4), ninth (4), ninth [hour] (1), the ninth (1).
Where does ἔννατος (énnatos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 20:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Matthew (3), Mark (2), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [the] ninth 4× Matthew 20:5, Matthew 27:45, Mark 15:33, Luke 23:44
ninth 4× Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34, Acts 10:30, Revelation 21:20
ninth [hour] 1× Acts 3:1
the ninth 1× Acts 10:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 20:5 ἐνάτην to [the] ninth Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Matthew 27:45 ἐνάτης to [the] ninth Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 27:46 ἐνάτην to ninth Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Mark 15:33 ἐνάτης to [the] ninth Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Mark 15:34 ἐνάτῃ to ninth Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Luke 23:44 ἐνάτης to [the] ninth Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Acts 3:1 ἐνάτην to ninth [hour] Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Acts 10:3 ἐνάτην to the ninth Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Acts 10:30 ἐνάτην to ninth Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Revelation 21:20 ἔνατος to ninth Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 20:5
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
Matthew 3 Mark 2 Luke 1 Acts 3 Revelation 1
Source forms
ἐνάτην 5x enatēn Matthew 20:5, Matthew 27:46, Acts 3:1, Acts 10:3
ἐνάτης 3x enatēs Matthew 27:45, Mark 15:33, Luke 23:44
ἐνάτῃ 1x enatē Mark 15:34
ἔνατος 1x enatos Revelation 21:20
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular 5x Matthew 20:5, Matthew 27:46, Acts 3:1, Acts 10:3
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular 3x Matthew 27:45, Mark 15:33, Luke 23:44
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular 1x Mark 15:34
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Revelation 21:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Ordinal number marking the ninth position; in NT, frequently denotes the ninth hour (3 p.m.).
Source Gloss
ninth
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 20:5 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἐννάτην ennathn
ninth
Read verse Matthew 27:45 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ἐννάτης· ennathv
ninth
Read verse Matthew 27:46 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἐννάτην ennathn
ninth
Read verse Mark 15:33 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ἐννάτης. ennathv
ninth
Read verse Mark 15:34 Adjective Dative Singular Feminine
ἐννάτῃ ennath
ninth
Read verse Luke 23:44 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ἐννάτης. ennathv
ninth
Read verse Acts 3:1 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἐννάτην. ennathn
ninth
Read verse Acts 10:3 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἐννάτην ennathn
ninth
Read verse Acts 10:30 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἐννάτην ennathn
ninth
Read verse Revelation 21:20 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ἔννατος, ennatov
ninth
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
ἔννατος is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain