Berean Strong's Lexicon arrabón: Pledge, Guarantee, Deposit Original Word: ἀρραβών Word Origin: Of Semitic origin, akin to the Hebrew word עֲרָבוֹן (arabown) Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: עֲרָבוֹן (arabown) - Strong's Hebrew 6162, which also means pledge or security. Usage: In the New Testament, "arrabón" is used to describe a pledge or a down payment that guarantees the fulfillment of a promise. It is a term that conveys the idea of a first installment or a deposit that secures a future transaction or fulfillment. In a spiritual context, it is used to describe the Holy Spirit as a guarantee of the believer's future inheritance in Christ. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient commercial practices, an "arrabón" was a legal and binding agreement that served as a security for a future transaction. It was a common practice in Greek, Roman, and Jewish cultures to use a pledge or deposit to ensure that the terms of a contract would be fulfilled. This concept was well understood in the ancient world as a serious commitment to honor one's word. HELPS Word-studies 728 arrhabṓn – properly, an installment; a deposit ("down-payment") which guarantees the balance (the full purchase-price). 728 /arrhabṓn ("down-payment pledge") is the regular term in NT times for "earnest-money," i.e. advance-payment that guarantees the rest will be given. 728 (arrhabṓn) then represents full security backed by the purchaser who supplies sufficient proof they will fulfill the entire pledge (promise). [728 (arrhabṓn) is common in the papyri for "down payment/earnest money" and hence frequent in business documents and agreements.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof Hebrew origin erabon Definition an earnest (a part payment in advance for security) NASB Translation given as a pledge (1), pledge (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 728: ἀραβών[ἀραβών Tdf., see ἀρραβών.] STRONGS NT 728: ἀρραβώνἀρραβών (Tdf. ἀραβών: 2 Corinthians 1:22 (to Lachmann); Of Hebrew origin (arabown); a pledge, i.e. Part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest -- earnest. see HEBREW arabown Englishman's Concordance 2 Corinthians 1:22 N-AMSGRK: δοὺς τὸν ἀρραβῶνα τοῦ πνεύματος NAS: in our hearts as a pledge. KJV: and given the earnest of the Spirit in INT: having given the pledge of the Spirit 2 Corinthians 5:5 N-AMS Ephesians 1:14 N-NMS Strong's Greek 728 |