ⲁⲣⲏⲃ, ⲉⲣⲏⲃ, ⲣⲏⲃ SBF nn m, a. pledge: Ge 38 17 B, 2 Cor 1 22 SBF, Eph 1 14 SB (F ⲉⲗⲗⲏⲧ), BAp 52 S = Wess 15 132 S (var BM 295 ⲉⲣⲏⲧ) ἀρραβών; TRit 244 B bride ⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲁ. ⲉⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ἁρμόζεται ἀνδρί, BHom 30 S ⲡⲁ. of celestial rest: Mor 25 14 S the rich fool (Lu 12 18) ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ϯ ⲁ. ⲉϫⲱϥ (var P 131³ 85 ⲣ ϫ︤ⲥ︥ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ, B Va 61 90 = S). b. deposit of money: PSBA 34 174 S bridegroom paid bride's father 20 solidi ⲛⲁ., ShMiss 4 277 S forbids to take or give ⲁ., New York Hist Soc ostr S ⲉⲥ ⲡⲁ. ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ for work to be done, BM 538 S ϯ ⲡⲁ. ⲛⲛⲉⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ, ib 1090 S ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲛⲟⲙⲏ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲏⲃ, ib 1067 S ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲃ ⲛⲛⲓⲱϩⲉ, Kr 95 S δημόσιον of ⲡⲣⲏⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲱϩⲉ, Ryl 158 S (bis) ⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉⲣⲏⲃ ⲛⲛⲥⲉⲧⲓⲱϩⲉ (for these cf Mitteis Grundz. 184).