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ἐγκαίνια

MainId: 001478000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ε

StrongCodes: G1456

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001478001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἐγκαίνια

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ων

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'καινός', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001478001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 51.9

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Festivals

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-10-26 16:34:48

         DefinitionShort: a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Temple in the time of Judas Maccabaeus in 165 B.C.

         Glosses: the festival of dedication of the Temple

         Comments: It may be possible to speak of this Festival of Dedication as ‘the festival to celebrate the time when the Temple was again made pure and ready for worship.’

      LEXReferences: YHN 10:22