ἐγκαίνια egkainia · G1456

Feast|Festival of Dedication

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐγκαίν-ια, τά, ; (καινός) feast of renovation or consecration, []; especially that established by Judas Maccabaeus at the reconsecration of the Temple, []

Where it's used 1 time

John 10:22

Source: TBESG G1456; TFLSJ G1456

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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