G1456: ἐγκαίνια
enkaínia · “Feast|Festival of Dedication”
Definition
innovatives, i.e. (specially) renewal (of religious services after the Antiochian interruption)
KJV translates it as: dedication
Word origin: neuter plural of a presumed compound from G1722 (ἐν) and G2537 (καινός);
Extended definition
ἐγκαίνια, see: ἐνκ-
ἐνκαίνια (Rec. ἐγκ-), -ων, τά (ἐν, καινός),
[in LXX for HSjrj, II Est.6:16, 17, Neh.12:27, Da TH 3:2 (and cf. ἐγκαινισμός, Num.7:10, al., -ισις, Num.7:88) *;]
dedication (anniversary of the cleansing of the Temple from the defilements of Antiochus Epiphanes) : Jhn.10:22.†
(AS)
ἐνκαίνια (Rec. ἐγκ-), -ων, τά (ἐν, καινός),
[in LXX for HSjrj, II Est.6:16, 17, Neh.12:27, Da TH 3:2 (and cf. ἐγκαινισμός, Num.7:10, al., -ισις, Num.7:88) *;]
dedication (anniversary of the cleansing of the Temple from the defilements of Antiochus Epiphanes) : Jhn.10:22.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1456 is translated
- feast of dedication ×1
Bible verses with G1456 (enkaínia)
Enkaínia appears in 1 verse.
- John 10:22
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.