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θησαυρός

Treasure

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θησαυρός G2344

Pronunciation thēsaurós

What does θησαυρός (thēsaurós) mean in the Bible?

θησαυρός (thēsaurós) is a Greek word meaning "treasure". θησαυρός, -οῦ, ὁ (τίθημι), [in LXX chiefly for אוֹצָר ;] __1. Illustrates the supreme value of the kingdom. This term runs through the canonical themes of Kingdom.

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Meaning

treasure

Extended definition

Treasure stored safely reflects one's true values; what the heart treasures reveals character.

(τίθημι), [in LXX chiefly for אוֹצָר ;]

1a place of safe keeping;

aa casket: Mat.2:11;

ba treasury (1Ma.3:29 and frequently in cl.); __(with) a storehouse (Neh.13:12, Deu.28:12, al.): Mat.13:52; metaphorically, of the soul, Mat.12:35; τ. καρδίας, Luk.6:45

2a treasure: Mat.6:18-21 13:44, Luk.12:33-34, Heb.11:26; θ. ἐν οὐρανῷ (see Dalman, Words, 206 ff.), Mat.19:21, Mrk.10:21, Luk.18:22; of the knowledge of God through Christ, 2Co.4:7; τ. σοφίας κ. γνώσεως, Col.2:3.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Illustrates the supreme value of the kingdom.

Symbolizes the inner reservoir of character.

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:21 · Luke 12:34 2×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Col 2:3 1×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:35 · Matt 13:52 · Luke 6:45 4×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Heb 11:26 1×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 13:44 1×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 19:21 · Mark 10:21 · Luke 12:33 · Luke 18:22 · 2 Cor 4:7 5×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 2:11 · Matt 6:19 · Matt 6:20 3×

Canonical Themes

Kingdom

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Additional Occurrences

Luke 12:22–34 θησαυρόν thēsaurós

Treasure

Luke 6:43–49 θησαυρός thēsaurós

Treasure, storehouse

New Testament Witnesses

Luke 6:43–45 θησαυρός thēsaurós Genitive · Singular · Masculine

treasure/storehouse

Matthew 13:44 θησαυρός thēsaurós Dative · Singular · Masculine

stored wealth or treasure

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 2 — The Messiah Worshiped, Threatened, Preserved, and Called Out of Egypt Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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