Enkainia means “dedication” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1456 — gehah (“medicine”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1456 ἐγκαίνια (egkainia) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. egkainia (eng-kai'-nee-ah) n. 1. innovatives 2. (specially) renewal (of religious services after the Antiochian interruption) It has 5 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include dedication, israel, hundred, jerusalem, and children. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
egkainia (eng-kai'-nee-ah) n. 1. innovatives 2. (specially) renewal (of religious services after the Antiochian interruption) [neuter plural of a presumed compound from G1722 and G2537] KJV: dedication Root(s): G1722, G2537
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Feast|Festival of Dedication
Usage: ἐγκαίνια, see: ἐνκ- 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.† (AS)
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Strong's G1456 (ἐγκαίνια) appears 4 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
4 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1456.
And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
And he sent forth to gather the governors, and the captains, and the heads of provinces, chiefs, and princes, and those who were in authority, and all the rulers of districts, to come to the dedication of the image.
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1456, grouped by book.
Enkainia (Strong's G1456) is a Greek word most simply glossed "dedication". egkainia (eng-kai'-nee-ah) n. 1. innovatives 2. (specially) renewal (of religious services after the Antiochian interruption)
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's G1456 across 4 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1456 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as dedication, israel, hundred, jerusalem, children, and levites. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 4 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G1456, with linked reader references where each row is available.