Egkainia

eng-kah'-ee-nee-ah
Parts of Speech Noun Neuter

Egkainia Definition

  1. dedication, consecration
    1. in particular the annual feast celebrated eight days beginning in the 25th of Chislev (middle of our December), instituted by Judas Maccabaeus [164 BC] in memory of the cleansing of the temple from the pollution of Antiochus Epiphanes
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
ejgkaivnia
Origin
plural of a presumed compound from (1722) and (2537)
Strong's Number
1456
TDNT Entry
None

KJV Word Usage

feast of dedication
1
Total
1

KJV Verse Count

1
Total
1
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Egkainia". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .