🇬🇷 Greek · Strong's G1456
G1456
ἐγκαίνια
enkaínia
[eng-kah'-ee-nee-ah]
Noun
Core meaningFeast of Dedication
Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G1456
innovatives, i.e. (specially) renewal (of religious services after the Antiochian interruption)
KJV usage: :--dedication.
Etymology: neuter plural of a presumed compound from and ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
initiation, consecration; in NT the feast of rededication, an annual festival of eight days in the month Kislev, Jn. 10:22*
Key Appearances in the New Testament
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