ἐνεοί
enneós
speechless
Being unable or unwilling to speak, especially rendered mute or speechless in response to a situation; the core sense is being silent or without speech, commonly as a result of awe, astonishment, or inability to articulate words, rather than physical muteness. The word can describe literal silence, but most often denotes being struck speechless by a remarkable event or overwhelming emotion.
Acts 9:7 · Word #8
Lexicon G1769
| Lemma | ἐννεός |
| Transliteration | enneós |
| Strong's | G1769 |
| Definition | Being unable or unwilling to speak, especially rendered mute or speechless in response to a situation; the core sense is being silent or without speech, commonly as a result of awe, astonishment, or inability to articulate words, rather than physical muteness. The word can describe literal silence, but most often denotes being struck speechless by a remarkable event or overwhelming emotion. |
Morphology ADJ.S NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | speechless |
| Literal | speechless |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐνέος |
| Strong's | G1769 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1769-01
speechless ones
| Morphological Notes | Adjective (substantive), nominative masculine plural; functioning as a noun describing a group characterized by being speechless. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Speechless ones" preserves the core sense of being rendered unable to speak, often from awe or astonishment, and reflects the nominative masculine plural substantive adjective form referring to people characterized by silence. |
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