Dictionary entry

ἀνακαίνωσις

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀνακαίνωσις, -εως, ἡ

(< ἀνακαινόω),

renewal: Ro 12:2, Tit 3:5 (Cremer, 324; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

SYN.: παλινγενεσία, in NT, new birth, of which ἀ. is the consequent renewal or renovation, in which man as well as God takes part (v. Tr., Syn., § xviii)