Strong’s G1456 · Greek

ἐγκαίνια
enkaínia

Definition

innovatives, i.e. (specially) renewal (of religious services after the Antiochian interruption)

Etymology

neuter plural of a presumed compound from G1722 (ἐν) and G2537 (καινός);

Where the KJV renders it

  • dedication

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