Enenekonta denotes the ninety component in groups described as ninety-nine, contrasted with one lost or repentant individual.

The attested use places the term within groups rendered as “ninety-nine,” whether sheep left while one is sought or persons set beside a single repentant person; the verses consistently contrast the larger group with one individual.

1. The larger group set beside one individual · dominant

   In Luke 15:4 and Matthew 18:12, the accusative neuter form occurs in the clauses about leaving the group while seeking the one sheep that was lost or went astray; the APB renders the group as “the ninety-nine.” In Luke 15:7 and Matthew 18:13, dative forms occur in comparisons between joy over one person or sheep and the group; the APB again renders “ninety-nine.”

   Luke 15:4Luke 15:7Matthew 18:12Matthew 18:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB presents the numerical expression as “ninety-nine,” in scenes contrasting that group with one sheep or person. It does not isolate the lemma from the rest of the numerical expression.