What does ἀῤῥαβών (arrhabṓn) mean in the Bible?
ἀῤῥαβών (arrhabṓn): First payment given as security, guaranteeing full payment or commitment will follow
Greek · G728
ἀῤῥαβών
Guarantee
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ἀῤῥαβών G728
Pronunciation arrhabṓn
What does ἀῤῥαβών (arrhabṓn) mean in the Bible?
ἀῤῥαβών (arrhabṓn): First payment given as security, guaranteeing full payment or commitment will follow
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How does the BSB render G728?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include as a pledge of what is to come (2), [the] pledge (1).
Where does ἀῤῥαβών (arrhabṓn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 1:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2), Ephesians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It as a pledge of what is to come 2× 2 Corinthians 1:22, 2 Corinthians 5:5
[the] pledge 1× Ephesians 1:14
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First aligned row 2 Corinthians 1:22
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
2 Corinthians 2 Ephesians 1
Source forms
ἀρραβῶνα 2x arrabōna 2 Corinthians 1:22, 2 Corinthians 5:5
ἀρραβὼν 1x arrabōn Ephesians 1:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x 2 Corinthians 1:22, 2 Corinthians 5:5
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Ephesians 1:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. First payment given as security, guaranteeing full payment or commitment will follow
Strong's G728
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 2 Corinthians 1:22 Source Gloss
guarantee
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
First payment given as security, guaranteeing full payment or commitment will follow
(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)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 1:22 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀρραβῶνα arrabwna
an earnest, earnest-money
Read verse 2 Corinthians 5:5 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀρραβῶνα arrabwna
an earnest, earnest-money
Read verse Ephesians 1:14 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀρραβὼν arrabwn
an earnest, earnest-money
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
God's Spirit as a down payment guaranteeing future inheritance and redemption
Holy Spirit given as first installment pledging our transformation in resurrection
Holy Spirit as guarantee and first payment securing believers' final redemption and possession
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H6162 Related Hebrew
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain