ἐννέᾰ, Dor. alsoἐννῆ(q.v.),indecl.,
A. nine,
Il. 6.174 , Od. 8.258 , etc.; Μοῦσαι ἐννέα
Hes. Th. 917
, Od. 24.60 ;τρὶς ἐννέα κλῶνας,in a religious ceremony, S. OC 483 ;τρὶς ἐ. ἔτηOrac. ap. Th. 5.26 .
2. as a round number for,many,
τρὶς ἐννέα φῶτας ἔπεφνεν
Il. 16.785
, cf. Od. 11.577 , Sch. Nic. Th. 781 . (Cf. Lat.novem,Skt.náva,etc.)