ἐγγυάω (enguaō)
enguaō
to guarantee a loan
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- Koine Greek
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Definition
Definition
1. to give or hand over as a pledge , Lat. spondere, and in Mid. to have a thing pledged to one, accept as a surety , (Odyssey by Homer)
2. of a father to give his daughter in marriage, to plight, betroth , (Herdotus Historicus):—;Mid. to have a woman betrothed to one , (Demosthenes Orator)
3. Mid. also to pledge oneself, give security , (Plato Philosophus), etc.: with accusative et infinitive future to promise or engage that . . , (Aristophanes Comicus)
4. with accusative rei, to answer for , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
2. of a father to give his daughter in marriage, to plight, betroth , (Herdotus Historicus):—;Mid. to have a woman betrothed to one , (Demosthenes Orator)
3. Mid. also to pledge oneself, give security , (Plato Philosophus), etc.: with accusative et infinitive future to promise or engage that . . , (Aristophanes Comicus)
4. with accusative rei, to answer for , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)