ἐγκαίνια
egkainia
- Feast|Festival of Dedication
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Glosses: Feast|Festival of Dedication
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.†
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