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Surety

In common speech, is one who gives security for another; and hence it has become prevalent among theological writers to confound it with the terms substitute and representative, when applied to Christ. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
  • A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
  • STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G7000
Greek
ἐγγύη · enguē

Strong’s and original-language information

G7000

ἐγγύη · enguē

Glosses: surety

a pledge put into the hand: surety, security , Lat. vadimonium, (Odyssey by Homer), attic (ML)

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Surety

One who becomes responsible for another. Christ is the surety of the better covenant (Heb. 7:22). In him we have the assurance that all its provisions will be fully and faithfully carried out. Solomon warns against incautiously becoming security for another (Prov. 6:1-5; 11:15; 17:18; 20:16).

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · View data sources

A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

SURETY

in common speech, is one who gives security for another; and hence it has become prevalent among theological writers to confound it with the terms substitute and representative, when applied to Christ. In fact, the word “surety” occurs only once in our translation of the Scriptures, namely, Heb.

Source: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary · View data sources

Topical Bible

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