ἀρραβών (T, ἀραβ-: II Co 1:225:5), -ώνος, ὁ,
[in LXX: Ge 38:17, 18, 20 (עֵרָבוֹן)*;]
an earnest, part payment in advance for security, a first instalment: II Co 1:225:5, Eph 1:14. (The word is found in cl. and was prob. brought to Greece by the Phœnicians (AR, Eph., 1:14). It is found in π. with both spellings (v. Milligan, NTD, 73). In MGr. ἀρραβῶνα is an engagement ring; v. MM, s.v.)†