Strong's Lexicon
G1450 — ἔγγυος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1450 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἔγγυος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G1722 and guion (a limb) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | egguos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | eng'-goo-os |
| Meaning: | 1. pledged (as if articulated by a member), i.e. a bondsman |
| KJV Renderings: | surety |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἔγγυος, ἐγγύου, ὁ, ἡ, a surety, (Cicero and Vulg. sponsor): κρείττονος διαθήκης ἔγγυος, he by whom we get full assurance of the more excellent covenant made by God with us, and of the truth and stability of the promises connected with it, Heb 7:22. (2Ma 10:28; Sir. xxix., 15f Xenophon, vect. 4, 20; Aeschines Epistles 11, 12, p. 128 a.; Aristotle, oec. 2, 22 (vol. ii., p. 1350{a}, 19), Polybius, Diodorus, others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἔγγυος (surety)
Hebrews 7:22
- KJV: By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament
- GK: κατά τοσούτον κρείττονος διαθήκης γέγονεν έγγυος Ιησούς
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