"to initiate, consecrate, dedicate, renovate; to institute, Heb. 9:18; 10:20*"
Definition and meaning
to initiate, consecrate, dedicate, renovate; to institute, Heb. 9:18; 10:20*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐγκαινίζω
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of enkainizo (G1457) across the King James Bible.
Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
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Common questions
Strong's G1457 (enkainizo) is a Greek word that means: to initiate, consecrate, dedicate, renovate; to institute, Heb. 9:18; 10:20* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word enkainizo (G1457) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1457 is enkainizo, a Greek word defined as: to initiate, consecrate, dedicate, renovate; to institute, Heb. 9:18; 10:20*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
enkainizo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.