| Strong#: | 1456 // egkainia egkainia |
| Orig: | n n // plural of a presumed compound from \\1722\\ and \\2537\\ |
| NASB: | ==>feast of the Dedication(1). |
| AV=1 | ==>feast of dedication 1 |
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| Definition: | 1) dedication, consecration
1a) in particular the annual feast celebrated eight days beginning
in the 25th of Chislev (middle of our December), instituted by
Judas Maccabaeus [164 BC] in memory of the cleansing of the
temple from the pollution of Antiochus Epiphanes
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| NASB: | dedication, renewal (of religious services): |
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