Enōch (Ἐνώχ) is the Greek form of the Hebrew Chanok, the name of two notable biblical figures, most theologically significant being Enoch son of Jared — the seventh generation from Adam (Genesis 5:18-24) — who is described as walking with God and being taken by God without dying. His name may mean "dedicated, consecrated,\” or "initiated."
Enoch is one of the most mysteriously significant figures in Scripture. Genesis 5:24 — "Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him\” — stands out starkly in a genealogy otherwise dominated by the monotonous refrain "and he died." Enoch alone interrupts the death-list with life transferred to God's presence without death.
The NT develops this theology in three places: Hebrews 11:5 (Enoch's translation as an act of faith — he pleased God); Jude 14-15 (Enoch's prophecy against ungodliness); and the genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:37. Enoch becomes a type of those who will be "caught up" (1 Thessalonians 4:17) — the harpazo of the living at Christ's return, departing without death into the presence of God. He is the prototype of the parousia transformation.