Bible Dictionaries
Earnest

Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types

2 Corinthians 1:22 (a) The thought is that the Holy Spirit is given as a pledge, or as a down payment. GOD gives a foretaste of greater blessings that are to follow. (See also2Co 5:5; Ephesians 1:14).

Bibliography Information
Watson, Walter. Entry for 'Earnest'. Wilson's Dictoinary of Bible Types. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​wdt/​e/earnest.html. 1957.