verb
enkainizomō
Strong’sG1457
I consecrate, dedicate
stem enkainiz-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐγκαινίζω, v.s. ἐνκ-.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1457 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saideng-kahee-nid'-zo
to renew, i.e. inaugurate
Fromfrom G1456;
King Jamesconsecrate, dedicate.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
restore, τεῖχος LXX; make afresh ὁδόν NT; consecrate, inaugurate, οἶκον Κυρίου LXX:—passive, NT+2nd c.AD+
II innovate, probably in Refs 2nd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| enkainizataἐνεκαίνισεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | opened | 1× |
| enkainizotēἐγκεκαίνισται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | inaugurated | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkainizamō | enkainizame | enkainizami | enkainizama | enkainizamē | enkainizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkainizasō | enkainizase | enkainizasi | enkainizasa | enkainizasē | enkainizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkainizatō | enkainizate | enkainizati | enkainizata1×ἐνεκαίνισεν | enkainizatē | enkainizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | enkainizanō | enkainizane | enkainizani | enkainizana | enkainizanē | enkainizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkainizavō | enkainizave | enkainizavi | enkainizava | enkainizavē | enkainizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkainizalō | enkainizale | enkainizali | enkainizala | enkainizalē | enkainizalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkainizomō | enkainizome | enkainizomē | enkainizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkainizosō | enkainizose | enkainizosē | enkainizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkainizotō | enkainizote | enkainizotē1×ἐγκεκαίνισται | enkainizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | enkainizonō | enkainizone | enkainizonē | enkainizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkainizovō | enkainizove | enkainizovē | enkainizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkainizolō | enkainizole | enkainizolē | enkainizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkainizameiō | enkainizameia | enkainizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkainizaseiō | enkainizaseia | enkainizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkainizateiō | enkainizateia | enkainizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | enkainizaneiō | enkainizaneia | enkainizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkainizaveiō | enkainizaveia | enkainizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkainizaleiō | enkainizaleia | enkainizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkainizomeiō | enkainizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkainizoseiō | enkainizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkainizoteiō | enkainizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | enkainizoneiō | enkainizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkainizoveiō | enkainizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkainizoleiō | enkainizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enkainizasōr | enkainizasar | enkainizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkainizatōr | enkainizatar | enkainizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkainizavōr | enkainizavar | enkainizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | enkainizalōr | enkainizalar | enkainizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enkainizosōr | enkainizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkainizotōr | enkainizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkainizovōr | enkainizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | enkainizolōr | enkainizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkainizamoiō | enkainizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | enkainizasoiō | enkainizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkainizatoiō | enkainizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | enkainizanoiō | enkainizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkainizavoiō | enkainizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | enkainizaloiō | enkainizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkainizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | enkainizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkainizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | enkainizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkainizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | enkainizoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | enkainizarō | enkainizari | enkainizara | enkainizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enkainizorō | enkainizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | enkainizarōntos | enkainizarintos | enkainizarantos | enkainizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enkainizorōntos | enkainizorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
enkainiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
enkainizata“opened”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 10:20han enkainizata ni hodan prosfatan kai zōarōntan dia …by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of …
enkainizotē“inaugurated”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 9:18“inaugurated”hothen oude tas prōtas chōris haimeu enkainizotē;… why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.