2 Corinthians 1:22

Sealed [σ φ ρ α γ ι σ α μ ε ν ο ς]. See on John 3:33; Revelation 22:10. Earnest [α ρ ρ α β ω ν α]. Only here, ch. 5 5, and Ephesians 1:14. It means caution - money, deposited by a purchaser in pledge of full payment.

Of the Spirit. Not the foretaste or pledge of the Spirit, but the Spirit Himself in pledge of the fulfillment of the promises. By a common Greek usage the words are in apposition : the earnest which is the Spirit.