How to Pronounce Enos
EE-nuhs
Enos is pronounced EE-nuhs (ˈiːnɑs): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Enos mean?
Enos means “mortal man; sick; despaired of; forgetful”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Enos?
Man the son of Seth, and grandson of Adam (Gen. 5:6-11; Luke 3:38). He lived nine hundred and five years. In his time “men began to call upon the name of the Lord” (Gen. 4:26), meaning either (1) then began men to call themselves by the name of the Lord (marg.) i.e., to distinguish themselves thereby from idolaters; or (2) then men in some public and earnest way began to call upon the Lord, indicating a time of spiritual revival.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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