ē´nos, ē´nosh (אנושׁ, ’ĕnōsh, “mortal”; Ἐνώς, Enō̇s): In the New Testament (the Revised Version (British and American) and the King James Version) and the Old Testament (the King James Version except [1Ch 1:1]), the form is Enos; in the Old Testament (the Revised Version (British and American) and [1Ch 1:1] the King James Version), the form is Enosh. The son of Seth and grandson of Adam ([Gen 4:26]; [Gen 5:6]; [1Ch 1:1]; [Luk 3:38]). Enosh denotes man as frail and mortal. With Enosh a new religious development began, for “then began men to call upon the name of Yahweh” ([Gen 4:26]). There seems to be an implied contrast to [Gen 4:17] which records a development in another department of life, represented by Enoch the son of Cain.
