Guarantor
ἔγγυοςStrong’s G1450enguos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Enguos is the Greek word usually translated “guarantee”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.”
Meaning
Usually translated “guarantee”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- guarantee 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἔγγυος enguos · guarantor
ἔγγυος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ, [in LXX: Sir.29:15, 16 2Ma.10:28 * ;] a surety: Heb.7:22 (exx. from π., see MM, Exp., xi; cf. Cremer, 222).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “guarantor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GUAR'ANTOR, noun
gar'antor. A warrantor; one who engages to see that the stipulations of another are performed; also, one who engages to secure another in any right or possession.
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.