ἔνᾰτος G1766
Ninth — ordinal numeral marking the ninth hour (about 3 PM), pivotal in crucifixion and parable narratives
The adjective ἔνατος (enatos) is the ordinal form of 'nine,' occurring exclusively in the NT to designate the ninth hour of the day (roughly 3 PM by Jewish reckoning). Its most theologically weighty appearances frame the darkness at the crucifixion: from the sixth hour darkness covered the land until the ninth hour, when Jesus cried out (Matt 27:45-46; Mark 15:33-34; Luke 23:44). The parable of the laborers in the vineyard mentions workers hired at the ninth hour (Matt 20:5). Cornelius's vision and his prayer occur at the ninth hour (Acts 10:3, 30). Spanish 'novena (hora),' Arabic التَّاسِعَة, Hindi नौवें, and Korean 아홉째 all mark ordinal ninth uniformly.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The ordinal numeral 'ninth,' used exclusively in the NT to mark the ninth hour — approximately 3 PM by the Jewish division of daylight. It frames the climactic moment of the crucifixion when darkness lifts and Jesus cries out from the cross (Matt 27:45-46; Mark 15:33-34; Luke 23:44). In the parable of the vineyard workers, laborers are hired at the ninth hour as among the last (Matt 20:5). Cornelius receives his angelic vision during ninth-hour prayer (Acts 10:3, 30). The term carries no semantic variation across its occurrences. 10×
AR["التَّاسِعَةِ", "التّاسِعُ", "تاسِعَةٍ", "ٱلتَّاسِعَةَ", "ٱلتَّاسِعَةِ"]·ben["নবম", "নবমের", "ἐνάτης-নবম"]·DE["neunte"]·EN["ninth", "the-ninth"]·FR["neuvième"]·heb["הַ-תְּשִׁיעִית", "הַתְּשִׁיעִית", "תְּשִׁיעִי", "תְּשִׁיעִית"]·HI["नौनवे", "नौवीं"]·ID["kesembilan", "kesembilan.", "sembilan"]·IT["enatos", "nono"]·jav["kaping-sanga", "kaping-sanga.", "sanga", "sanga;"]·KO["아홉번째", "아홉째", "아홉째-", "아홉째는", "아홉째의"]·PT["nona", "nono"]·RU["в-девятый", "девятого", "девятое", "девятый", "девятый."]·ES["la-novena", "novena", "noveno,"]·SW["akafanya", "wa-tisa,", "ya", "ya-tisa"]·TR["dokuzuncu"]·urd["نویں"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἔνᾰτος, η, ον, (ἐννέα) ninth, Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect εἴνατος Refs 8th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect ἔνοτος Refs 3rd c.BC+; τὰ ἔνατα (i.e. ἱερά), sacra novendialia, Refs 4th c.BC+