Egkainizō ἐγκαινίζω

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Egkainizō
ἐγκαινίζω
Transliterationegkainizō
Strong's numberG1457
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto inaugurate
Occurrences2 in 2 verses

Egkainizō (Greek ἐγκαινίζω, Strong's G1457) is a Greek verb meaning “to inaugurate”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

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)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVdedicated (1), consecrated (1)
BSBwas not put into effect (1), opened (1)

Verses

Every verse with Egkainizō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Hebrews

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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