Quick Definition
ἀνακαινόω v. I renew, amend, change
Strong's Definition
from 303 and a derivative of 2537; to renovate
KJV Usage: renew
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | καινός
58.72 · Nature, Class, Example · New, Old [primarily non-temporal]
to make new, renewal to cause something to become new and different, with the implication of becoming superior
13.67 · Be, Become, Exist, Happen · Change of State
to renew, to restore, to bring back to cause a change to a previous, preferable state
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀνα-καινόω, -@: [pres. pass. dvaxawovpa]; a word peculiar to the apostle Paul; prop. to cause lo grow up (ava) new, to make new; pass., new strength and vigor is given to me, 2 Co. iv. 16; to be changed into a new kind of life, opposed to the former corrupt state, Col. iii. 10. Cf. Win. De verb. comp. Pt. iii. p. 10 [or Mey. on Col. l.c.; Test. xii. Patr., test. Levi 16, 17 dvaxawwoποιέω. Cf. Késtlin in Herzog ed. 2, i. 477 sq.]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀνακαινόω anakainoō 2x
to invigorate, renew, 2 Cor. 4:16; Col. 3:10*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἀνα-καινόω, -ῶ
= ἀνακαινίζω (cf. MM, VGT, s.v.),
to make new: II Co 4:16, Col 3:10 (v. Cremer, 323).†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀνακαινόω (anakainoō) — to renew. ἀνακαιν-όω, in passive, to be renewed, [NT]:—in middle, renew, [Refs]