King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1450
Transliteration: engyos
Phonetic Spelling: (eng'-goo-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: under good security (adjective), guarantee (noun)
Meaning: under good security, guarantee (noun)
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, Hebrews 7:22. (2 Macc. 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.)
Word Summary
engyos: under good security (adjective), guarantee (noun)
Original Word: ἔγγυοςTransliteration: engyos
Phonetic Spelling: (eng'-goo-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: under good security (adjective), guarantee (noun)
Meaning: under good security, guarantee (noun)
Strong's Concordance
surety. From en and guion (a limb); pledged (as if articulated by a member), i.e. A bondsman -- surety.
see GREEK en
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1450: ἔγγυοςἔγγυος, 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, Hebrews 7:22. (2 Macc. 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.)