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Guarantee

ἀρραβώνStrong’s G0728

arrabōn

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Arrabōn is the Greek word usually translated “pledge” and “guarantee”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.”
2 Corinthians 1:22 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “pledge” and “guarantee”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • pledge 2
  • guarantee 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Corinthians 2
  • Ephesians 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἀρραβών arrabōn · guarantee

ἀρραβών (T, ἀραβ-: 2Co, ll. with), -ώνος, ὁ, [in LXX: Gen.38:17-20 (עֲרָבוֹן)* ;] an earnest, part payment in advance for security, a first instalment: 2Co.1:22 5:5, Eph.1:14. (The word is found in cl. and was prob. brought to Greece by the Phænicians (AR, Eph., l.with). It is found in π. with both spellings (see Milligan, NTD, 73). In MGr. ἀρραβῶνα is an engagement ring; see MM, see word)† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “pledge” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

PLEDGE, noun

[Latin plico.]

  1. Something put in pawn; that which is deposited with another as security for the repayment of money borrowed, or for the performance of some agreement or obligation; a pawn.
  2. Any thing given or considered as a security for the performance of an act.
  3. A surety; a hostage.
  4. In law, a gage or security real or personal, given for the repayment of money.
All definitions and other forms of “pledge”
  1. In law, bail; surety given for the prosecution of a suit, or for the appearance of a defendant, or for restoring goods taken in distress and replevied.
  2. A warrant to secure a person from injury in drinking.

PLEDGE, verb transitive

  1. To deposit in pawn; to deposit or leave in possession of a person something which is to secure the repayment of money borrowed, or the performance of some act. [This word is applied chiefly to the depositing of goods or personal property.
  2. To give as a warrant or security; as, to pledge one's word or honor; to pledge one's veracity.
  3. To secure by a pledge
  4. To invite to drink by accepting the cup or health after another.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.