ἀῤῥαβών

arrhabōn · pledge, down payment

Greek word · Strong’s number G728 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

arrhabōn (ἀῤῥαβών) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “pledge, down payment”.

An advance that guarantees full payment.

How to say it

ar·rha·bōn

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

A first installment guaranteeing the rest will be paid.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

down payment ×2
pledge ×1

Where it appears

2 Corinthians 1:22
who also sealed us and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
2 Corinthians 5:5
And the one who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who gave us the down payment of the Spirit.
Ephesians 1:14
which is the pledge of our inheritance for the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of his glory.