G1457: ἐγκαινίζω
enkainízō · “to inaugurate”
Definition
to renew, i.e. inaugurate
KJV translates it as: consecrate, dedicate
Word origin: from G1456 (ἐγκαίνια);
Extended definition
ἐγκαινίζω, see: ἐνκ-.
ἐν-καινίζω (Rec. ἐγκ-, see: ἐν),
[in LXX: (to renew) 1Ki.11:14, 2Ch.15:8, Ps 50(51):10 (Br-m pi.); (to dedicate) Deu.20:5, 2Ch.7:5 (-^jn); Isa.16:11 41:1 45:16 (aliter in Heb.), Si 33(36):6, 1Ma.4:36,54,57 5:1, 2Ma.2:29 *;]
1. to innovate (Eust.). 2. to renew (LXX ut supr.). 3. to initiate, inaugurate, dedicate (LXX ut supr.) : διαθήκην, Heb.9:18 ; ὁδόν, ib. 10:20 (Cremer, 323).†
(AS)
ἐν-καινίζω (Rec. ἐγκ-, see: ἐν),
[in LXX: (to renew) 1Ki.11:14, 2Ch.15:8, Ps 50(51):10 (Br-m pi.); (to dedicate) Deu.20:5, 2Ch.7:5 (-^jn); Isa.16:11 41:1 45:16 (aliter in Heb.), Si 33(36):6, 1Ma.4:36,54,57 5:1, 2Ma.2:29 *;]
1. to innovate (Eust.). 2. to renew (LXX ut supr.). 3. to initiate, inaugurate, dedicate (LXX ut supr.) : διαθήκην, Heb.9:18 ; ὁδόν, ib. 10:20 (Cremer, 323).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1457 is translated
- has been inaugurated. ×1
- he dedicated ×1
Bible verses with G1457 (enkainízō)
Enkainízō appears in 2 verses.
- Hebrews 9:18
Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
- Hebrews 10:20
By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;