Dictionary entry

ἐνκαίνια

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

ἐνκαίνια (Rec. ἐγκ-), -ων, τά (< ἐν, καινός),

[in LXX for חֲנֻכָּה, II Es 6:16, 17, Ne 12:27, Da TH 3:2 (and cf. ἐγκαινισμός, Nu 7:10, al., -ισις, Nu 7:88) *;]

dedication (anniversary of the cleansing of the Temple from the defilements of Antiochus Epiphanes): Jo 10:22.†