nine (cardinal number, governing plural referents)
| Root | ἐννέα (ennéa) |
| Core Meanings | nine, the numeral nine, a set of nine |
| Semantic Range | the number nine; a group or total of nine persons or things; symbolic numeric reference in narrative or teaching contexts |
| Conceptual Significance | As a cardinal number, ἐννέα functions in counting, grouping, and narrative detail (e.g., nine lepers, nine hours). In biblical literature, specific numbers can carry narrative or symbolic weight, though nine itself most often serves a straightforward quantitative function. |
| Morphological Notes | Numeral, indeclinable (NS/EN = numeral). Appears with plural case/gender agreements in context (e.g., accusative plural, dative plural, nominative masculine plural), but the form ἐννέα remains unchanged regardless of syntactic role. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term ἐννέα is an indeclinable cardinal numeral meaning “nine.” Though the morphology codes show it functioning with various plural cases (accusative, dative, nominative; masculine or neuter), the form itself does not change in Greek; thus the faithful rendering remains “nine,” while recognizing its grammatical agreement with plural nouns in context. |
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