ἐγκαινίζω
enkainizō · inaugurate, dedicate
Greek word · Strong’s number G1457 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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enkainizō (ἐγκαινίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “inaugurate, dedicate”.
Something new; put into effect for the first time.
How to say it
en·kai·ni·zō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To open something and put it to use for the first time.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- has been inaugurated ×1
- he inaugurated ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Hebrews 9:18
Therefore not even the first covenant has been inaugurated without blood.
- Hebrews 10:20
which he inaugurated for us as a new and living way through the curtain, that is, his flesh,