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Koine Greek wordlink #143155

SR GNT Heb 7:22 ἔγγυος (enguos) ‘of a better covenant has become the guarantee Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)’ Strongs=14500 Lemma=eŋguos^*
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἔγγυος (S-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔγγυος’ (S-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘the guarantee’.

Heb 7:22 ‘of a better covenant has become the guarantee Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)’ SR GNT Heb 7:22 word 8

OET-LV: 22 by so _much also of_a_better covenant, has _become the_guarantee, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa). (HEB_7:22)

OET-RV: 22 Because of that oath, Yeshua became the guarantor of a better agreement. (HEB 7:22)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘eŋguos’ in the Greek originals.

Key: S=substantive adjective NMS=nominative,masculine,singular