ἐγκαίνια
Feast|Festival of Dedication
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What does ἐγκαίνια (enkaínia) mean in the Bible?
ἐγκαίνια (enkaínia) is a Greek word meaning "Feast|Festival of Dedication". ἐγκαίνια, see: ἐνκ- ἐνκαίνια (Rec.
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Meaning
Jewish festival commemorating the Temple's rededication after desecration by Antiochus Epiphanes
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.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
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