Strong’s G728 · Greek
ἀῤῥαβών
arrhabṓn · ar-hrab-ohn'
Origin of Hebrew origin (עֲרָבוֹן (H6162));
Meaning a pledge, i.e. part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest
In the King James Version earnest.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- 2 Corinthians 1:22Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
- 2 Corinthians 5:5Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
- Ephesians 1:14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.