Egkainia ἐγκαίνια
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| ἐγκαίνια | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | egkainia |
| Strong's number | G1456 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | Feast|Festival of Dedication |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Egkainia (Greek ἐγκαίνια, Strong's G1456) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “Feast|Festival of Dedication”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | dedication (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | feast of dedication (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Egkainia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
John
- John 10:22And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).