What does θησαυρός · οὐρανός mean in the Bible?
θησαυρός · οὐρανός is a Greek phrase meaning "treasure in the heavens".
Greek · G2344, G3772
θησαυρὸν ... ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς
Treasure · heaven
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θησαυρόςG2344treasure
Pronunciationthēsaurós
Treasure stored safely reflects one's true values; what the heart treasures reveals character.
Open lexicon entry →οὐρανόςG3772heaven
Pronunciationouranós
Heaven signifies both the physical sky and God's transcendent dwelling place where divine rule operates.
Open lexicon entry →What does θησαυρὸν ... ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς (thēsauron ... en tois ouranois) mean in the Bible?
θησαυρός · οὐρανός is a Greek phrase meaning "treasure in the heavens".
Full entry for θησαυρὸν ... ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς (G2344, G3772) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2344, G3772?
G2344, G3772 is connected to 17 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. treasure in the heavens
Source Gloss
treasure in the heavens
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns7Aligned forms17Case patternAccusative (8)Number patternSingular (12)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 6:21 · Luke 12:342×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineCol 2:31×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 12:35 · Matt 13:52 · Luke 6:454×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineHeb 11:261×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 13:441×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 19:21 · Mark 10:21 · Luke 12:33 · Luke 18:22 · 2 Cor 4:75×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 2:11 · Matt 6:19 · Matt 6:203×
Word Origins
θησαυρὸν ... ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς is built from this root: