Word Study · Strong's G728 · Greek
ἀῤῥαβών
arrhabon
ar-hrab-ohn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: arrhabṓn
“a pledge, i.e. part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a pledge, i.e. part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest
Rendered in the KJV as
earnest.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἀρραβῶνα2
- ἀρραβὼν1
How it is rendered · 2
- pledge2
- [the] guarantee1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular2
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
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- N-ASM · 2
- N-NSM · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Corinthians carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 1:22ἀρραβῶναarrabōnanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularplaced His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.here: pledge
- 2 Corinthians 5:5ἀρραβῶναarrabōnanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAnd God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.here: pledge