Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(declaration). Devoting person, place or thing to holy use (Ex. 40; Num. 7; 2 Sam. 8:11; 1 Kings 8; Ezra 6; Neh. 12:27); “Feast of Dedication” commemorated the purging of the temple (John 10:22).
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Transliteration:
egkainia
Phonic:
eng-kah’-ee-nee-ah
Meaning:
neuter plural of a presumed compound from 1722 and 2537; innovatives, i.e. (specially) renewal (of religious services after the Antiochian interruption)