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ἐγκαίνια
Transliteration
egkainia;
Pronunciation
eng-kah'-ee-nee-ah
Parts of Speech
n n
KJV Translation Count — 1x
The KJV translates Strongs H1 in the following manner: feast of dedication (1)
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
Strong's Definitions
eng-kah'ee-nee-ah; neuter plural of a presumed compound from (1722) (ἐν) and (2537) (καινός); innovatives, i.e. (special) renewal (of religious services after the Antiochian interruption): — dedication.