ἘΓΚΑΙΝΙΟΙΣ, ἐγκαινιοις
EGKAINIOIS, egkainiois
Sounds Like: eng-KAI-nee-oys
Translations: (to) dedications, (at) dedications, (in) dedications, (for) dedications
From the root: ΕΓΚΑΙΝΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of dedication, consecration, or renewal, often associated with a festival or ceremony. It is a compound word, combining 'ἐν' (in) and 'καινός' (new), literally meaning 'inauguration' or 'making new'. It is typically used in the context of dedicating a building, altar, or a new beginning. In the provided example, it refers to the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G1456 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Nehemiah — 12:27
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΓΚΑΙΝΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕΓΚΑΙΝΙΟΙΣ — to dedication, to renewal, to consecration, to inauguration
- ΕΝΚΑΙΝΙΟΙΣ — at the dedication, in the dedication, for the dedication, at the feast of dedication, in the feast of dedication, for the feast of dedication
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