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GreekG0728Noun (Masculine)

ἀρραβών

arrabōn

3Occurrences
G0728Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a pledge, i.e. part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest

of Hebrew origin (H06162);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
-ώνος, ὁ, an earnest, part payment in advance for security, a first instalment. (The word is found in cl. and was prob. brought to Greece by the Phænicians . It is found in π. with both spellings (see Milligan, NTD, 73). In MGr. *ἀρραβῶνα *is an engagement ring; see MM, )
LXX: (עֲרָבוֹן)*

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

ἀρραβών appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
2
Ephesians
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 1:22BSB

placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

2 Corinthians 5:5BSB

And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

Ephesians 1:14BSB

who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.