ἘΝΚΑΙΝΙΖΕΙΝ, ἐνκαινιζειν
ENKAINIZEIN, enkainizein
Sounds Like: en-kahee-NEE-zayn
Translations: to dedicate, to consecrate, to renew, to inaugurate
From the root: ΕΓΚΑΙΝΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb in the present active infinitive form. It means to dedicate, consecrate, or inaugurate something, often referring to a new building or a renewed covenant. It can also imply a sense of making something new or fresh again. It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'ἐν' (in, into) and 'καινίζω' (to make new), which itself comes from 'καινός' (new).
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1457 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 2:29
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΓΚΑΙΝΙΖΩ.
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.
- ἘΓΚΑΙΝΙΖΕΣΘΕ — be renewed, be made new, be dedicated, be consecrated, be inaugurated
- ἘΓΚΑΙΝΙΣΟΝ — renew, restore, dedicate, inaugurate
- ἘΓΚΑΙΝΙΣΩΜΕΝ — let us dedicate, let us consecrate, let us inaugurate, let us renew
- ἘΝΕΚΑΙΝΙΣΑΣ — you dedicated, you consecrated, you renewed, you inaugurated
- ἘΝΕΚΑΙΝΙΣΕΝ — he dedicated, he consecrated, he renewed, he inaugurated
- ἘΝΕΚΑΙΝΙΣΘΗ — it was dedicated, it was consecrated, it was renewed
- ἘΝΚΑΙΝΙΕΙ — he will dedicate, he will consecrate, he will renew
- ἘΝΚΑΙΝΙΣΑΙ — to dedicate, to consecrate, to renew, to restore
- ἘΝΚΑΙΝΙΣΟΝ — renew, restore, make new
- ἘΝΚΕΚΑΙΝΙΣΤΑΙ — has been dedicated, has been inaugurated, has been renewed, has been consecrated
- ΕΓΚΑΙΝΙΖΩ — to dedicate, to consecrate, to inaugurate, to renew
- ΕΓΚΑΙΝΙΣΟΝ — dedicate, consecrate, inaugurate, renew
- ΕΚΑΙΝΙΣΕΝ — he dedicated, he consecrated, he inaugurated, he renewed, he made new
- ΕΝΕΚΑΙΝΙΣΑΝ — they dedicated, they consecrated, they renewed
- ΕΝΕΚΑΙΝΙΣΕ — dedicated, consecrated, inaugurated, renewed
- ΕΝΕΚΑΙΝΙΣΘΗ — it was dedicated, it was consecrated, it was renewed, it was inaugurated
- ΕΝΕΚΕΝΙΣΘΗ — it was dedicated, it was consecrated, it was inaugurated
- ΕΝΚΑΙΝΙΖΕΣΘΑΙ — to renew, to dedicate, to consecrate, to make new
- ΕΝΚΑΙΝΙΖΕΣΘΕ — be renewed, be made new, be consecrated, be dedicated
- ΕΝΚΑΙΝΙΣΟΝ — dedicate, consecrate, renew, make new
- ΕΝΚΕΝΙΖΕΣΘΕ — dedicate, consecrate, renew, be dedicated, be consecrated, be renewed
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