Quick Definition
ἐννέα Indec.num. nine
Strong's Definition
a primary number; nine
KJV Usage: nine
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | ἔνατος
60.18 · Number · One, Two, Three, Etc. [Cardinals]
nine cardinal number, where there are nine instances of a countable entity In LUK 17:17 there is a significant ellipsis, and so in some languages one may wish to translate ‘where are the other nine persons?’ or ‘... nine men?’
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐννέα ennea 5x
indecl., nine, Mt. 18:12f.; Lk. 15:4, 7; 17:17*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἐννέα, οἱ, αἱ, τά, indecl., nine: Lk 17:17; ἐνενήκοντα ἐ., Mt 18:12, 13, Lk 15:4, 7.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐννέα (ennea) — nine. ἐννέᾰ, Doric dialect also ἐννῆ (which see), indeclinable, nine, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τρὶς ἐννέα κλῶνας, in a religious ceremony, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τρὶς ἐ. ἔτη Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. as a round number for, many, τρὶς ἐννέα φῶτας ἔπεφνεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]. (Cf. Latin novem, Sanskrit náva, etc.)