ἐγκαινίζω

enkainizō · inaugurate, dedicate

Greek word · Strong’s number G1457 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

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

  1. 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

Related words

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,