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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G1456 - Dedication

Strong's No.:G1456

Greek:ἐγκαίνια

Transliteration:egkainia

Phonetic:eng-kah'ee-nee-ah

Word Origin:Neuter plural of a presumed compound from G1722 and G2537

Bible Usage:dedication.

Part of Speech:Noun Neuter

Strongs
Definition:

innovatives that is (specifically) renewal (of religious services after the Antiochian interruption)


Thayers
Definition:

1. dedication, consecration

a. 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


Bible References:
Dedication

Translation
Occurrences:
dedication ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.