What does θησαυρίζω (thēsaurízō) mean in the Bible?
θησαυρίζω (thēsaurízō): Storing up resources or consequences for future account; often implies judgment or reckoning to come.
Greek · G2343
θησαυρίζω
To amass or reserve (literally or figuratively)
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θησαυρίζω G2343
Pronunciation thēsaurízō
What does θησαυρίζω (thēsaurízō) mean in the Bible?
θησαυρίζω (thēsaurízō): Storing up resources or consequences for future account; often implies judgment or reckoning to come.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2343?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include store up (2), reserved (1), saving it up (1), stores up treasure (1), to save up (1).
Where does θησαυρίζω (thēsaurízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Corinthians (1), 2 Peter (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It store up 2× Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20
reserved 1× 2 Peter 3:7
saving it up 1× 1 Corinthians 16:2
stores up treasure 1× Luke 12:21
to save up 1× 2 Corinthians 12:14
you are storing up 1× Romans 2:5
You have hoarded treasure 1× James 5:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:19 θησαυρίζετε to store up Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Matthew 6:20 θησαυρίζετε to store up Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Luke 12:21 θησαυρίζων to stores up treasure Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Romans 2:5 θησαυρίζεις to you are storing up Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 16:2 θησαυρίζων to saving it up Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 2 Corinthians 12:14 θησαυρίζειν to to save up Verb - Present Infinitive Active James 5:3 Ἐθησαυρίσατε to You have hoarded treasure Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 2 Peter 3:7 τεθησαυρισμένοι to reserved Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:19
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 7
Matthew 2 Luke 1 Romans 1 1 Corinthians 1 2 Corinthians 1 James 1 2 Peter 1
Source forms
θησαυρίζετε 2x thēsaurizete Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20
θησαυρίζων 2x thēsaurizōn Luke 12:21, 1 Corinthians 16:2
Ἐθησαυρίσατε 1x Ethēsaurisate James 5:3
θησαυρίζειν 1x thēsaurizein 2 Corinthians 12:14
θησαυρίζεις 1x thēsaurizeis Romans 2:5
τεθησαυρισμένοι 1x tethēsaurismenoi 2 Peter 3:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 2x Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Luke 12:21, 1 Corinthians 16:2
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x James 5:3
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Peter 3:7
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Romans 2:5
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x 2 Corinthians 12:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Storing up resources or consequences for future account; often implies judgment or reckoning to come.
Strong's G2343
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 4 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 16:1-4 Source Gloss
to amass or reserve (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Storing up resources or consequences for future account; often implies judgment or reckoning to come.
to lay up, store up: of riches, Jas.5:3; id. with dative of person(s), Luk.12:21, 2Co.12:14; with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.16:2; θησαυροὺς ἑαυτῷ, Mat.6:19-20; pass., 2Pe.3:7; metaphorically, ὀργὴν ἑαντῷ, Rom.2:5 (cf. Pro.1:18, Pss. Pss.Sol 9:9).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:19 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
θησαυρίζετε qhsaurizete
I store up, treasure up, save
Read verse Matthew 6:20 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
θησαυρίζετε qhsaurizete
I store up, treasure up, save
Read verse Luke 12:21 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
θησαυρίζων qhsaurizwn
I store up, treasure up, save
Read verse Romans 2:5 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Indicative
θησαυρίζεις qhsaurizeiv
I store up, treasure up, save
Read verse 1 Corinthians 16:2 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
θησαυρίζων qhsaurizwn
I store up, treasure up, save
Read verse 2 Corinthians 12:14 Verb Present Active Infinitive
θησαυρίζειν, qhsaurizein
I store up, treasure up, save
Read verse James 5:3 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐθησαυρίσατε eqhsaurisate
I store up, treasure up, save
Read verse 2 Peter 3:7 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
τεθησαυρισμένοι teqhsaurismenoi
I store up, treasure up, save
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Present, Aorist, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Present Active Matt 6:19 · Matt 6:20 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Active Luke 12:21 · 1 Cor 16:2 2×
Perfect Passive 2 Pet 3:7 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Present Active Rom 2:5 1×
Aorist Active Jas 5:3 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active 2 Cor 12:14 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 6 aorist 1
Voice
active 7
Mood
participle 2 indicative 2 imperative 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:19 θησαυρίζετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 6:20 θησαυρίζετε present active imperative imperative Luke 12:21 θησαυρίζων present active participle participle Romans 2:5 θησαυρίζεις present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 16:2 θησαυρίζων present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 12:14 θησαυρίζειν present active infinitive infinitive James 5:3 ἐθησαυρίσατε aorist active indicative completed
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
setting aside money regularly for charitable collection purposes
accumulating material wealth for oneself with focus on self-centered security
wisdom preserving or accumulating knowledge as valuable resource
righteous person laying up or reserving wealth as inheritance
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
θησαυρίζω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain