2 Corinthians 1:22

22. Earnest The word αρραβων means that small part of the price paid down “to bind the bargain,” as a pawn or pledge left as security that the full price will be paid. See Genesis 38:17-18. The Spirit of God given in our hearts is a small advance gift, and a pledge of the eternal gift of the heavenly life. Stanley says: “The word was probably derived by the Greeks and Romans from the language of the Phenician traders, as ‘tariff,’ ‘cargo,’ etc., are derived in English and other modern languages, from Spanish traders.”