ἈΡΑΒΩΝΒΑΣΙΛΕΑ, ἀραβωνβασιλεα
ARABŌNBASILEA, arabōnbasilea
Sounds Like: ah-rah-BOHN-bah-see-LEH-ah
Translations: earnest money of a king, pledge for a king, king's pledge
From the root: ἈΡΑΒΩΝ, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ἀρραβών' (arrhabon), meaning 'earnest money' or 'pledge,' and 'βασιλέα' (basilea), the accusative singular of 'βασιλεύς' (basileus), meaning 'king.' The combined word would literally mean 'earnest money of a king' or 'pledge for a king.' However, the provided text seems to have concatenated two separate words, 'ἀρραβών' and 'βασιλέα,' which should be treated as distinct. The example usage suggests 'βασιλέα' refers to a king, and 'ἀρραβών' is not present in the context. Therefore, it is highly probable that 'ἈΡΑΒΩΝΒΑΣΙΛΕΑ' is a misspelling or a garbled concatenation of two separate words, 'ἀρραβών' and 'βασιλέα,' or simply a typo for 'βασιλέα'.
Inflection: Accusative, Singular, Masculine (for ΒΑΣΙΛΕΑ); Does not inflect (for ἈΡΑΒΩΝ)
Strong’s numbers: G0728 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0935 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 9:23
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΡΑΒΩΝ, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ, appear in our texts.
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