G1450
G1450 — ἔγγυος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
egguos (eng'-goo-os) adj.
1. pledged (as if articulated by a member), i.e. a bondsman
[from G1722 and guion (a limb)]
KJV: surety
Root(s): G1722
TWOT
Not assigned in current lawful mapping.
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KJV Renderings
surety
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