The corpus record

ἔγγυος

egguos

secured, under good security

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Where it lives

Oeconomica II 2 · 4.25/10k
Economics 2 · 3.23/10k
Ways and Means 1 · 2.62/10k
Hebrews 1 · 1.99/10k
Siracides 2 · 1.08/10k
Machabaeorum II 1 · 0.87/10k

What it meant — LSJ

secured, under good security

secured, under good security, μνᾶς . . ἐγγύους ἐπὶ τόκῳ δεδανεισμένας Lys. 32.15 (but v. ἔγγαιος II).

2 reliable

reliable, in Comp., ὅπλα -ώτερα Them. Or. 15.197c (nisi leg. ἐχεγγ-).

II giving security

Subst., = ἐγγυητής, ἔγγυον παρέχειν Thgn. 286, cf. X. Vect. 4.20, Arist. Oec. 1350a19, SIG 364.41 (Ephesus), 976.13 (Samos), PEleph. 8.19, Ep.Hebr. 7.22, etc.; ἔ. τῆς προξενίας giving security for . . , IG 9(2).4 (Hypata), etc.: fem. in Aeschin. Ep. 11.12, BGU 1051.10 (i B.C./ i A.D.).

In the wild

ἐγγύους · engyous Aristotle, Economics 1350a (DIORISIS sentence 255)
ἐγγύους · engyous Aristotle, Economics 1350a (DIORISIS sentence 255)
ἐγγύους · engyous Aristotle, Oeconomica II (DIORISIS sentence 121)
ἐγγύους · engyous Aristotle, Oeconomica II (DIORISIS sentence 121)
ἔγγυος · engyos New Testament, Hebrews 7.20 (DIORISIS sentence 111)
ἔγγυον · engyon Septuaginta, Machabaeorum II 10

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Where it came from

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