Biblica Analytica
H0583 Greek

Ἐνώς

Enōs

Enos

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Enos
Transliteration
Enōs
Strong's Number
H0583
Occurrences
7
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Supported

# Enos: A Biblical Name with Limited Textual Presence Enos (Ἐνώς in Greek) appears in the biblical text seven times and functions as a proper name rather than a common word with multiple meanings. The entry provides no semantic definition beyond the name itself, indicating that Enos is a personal designation rather than a term with broader linguistic significance. This limited definitional data suggests the word's importance lies entirely in its reference function—identifying a specific individual within biblical narratives. The scarcity of occurrences (only seven instances across the entire Bible) and the absence of any elaborated definition indicate that Enos was a minor figure in biblical history whose name was preserved primarily through genealogical records. Without additional contextual information from the lexicon entry, we cannot determine whether these seven occurrences represent references to a single person across different biblical books or multiple individuals sharing the same name. What is clear is that Enos represents a name with limited narrative prominence compared to major biblical figures, though deemed significant enough for inclusion in the biblical genealogical framework.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H0583
Lemma
Ἐνώς
Transliteration
Enōs
Definition
Enos
Occurrences
7
Model
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

7 total occurrences across the text