A sum paid in advance to secure a seaman's service.
·adj Serious; important. II. Earnest ·vt To use in earnest. III. Earnest ·adj Intent; fixed closel...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The Spirit is the earnest of the believer's destined inheritance (2 Cor. 1:22; 5:5; Eph. 1:14). The ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A deposit in part of payment, to bind a bargain. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
(2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5; Ephesians 1:14) The Hebrew word was used generally for pledge, (Genesis 38...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary