What does ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē) mean in the Bible?
ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē) is a Greek word meaning "storehouse".
Greek · G596
ἀποθήκη
Storehouse
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ἀποθήκηG596
Pronunciationapothḗkē
What does ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē) mean in the Bible?
ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē) is a Greek word meaning "storehouse".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G596?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include barn (4), barns (2).
Where does ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Matthew (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbarn4×Matthew 3:12, Matthew 13:30, Luke 3:17, Luke 12:24
barns2×Matthew 6:26, Luke 12:18
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 3:12ἀποθήκηνtobarnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularMatthew 6:26ἀποθήκαςtobarnsNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralMatthew 13:30ἀποθήκηνtobarnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 3:17ἀποθήκηνtobarnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 12:18ἀποθήκαςtobarnsNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralLuke 12:24ἀποθήκηtobarnNoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 3:12
Aligned rows6
Books represented2
Matthew3Luke3
Source forms
ἀποθήκην3xapothēkēnMatthew 3:12, Matthew 13:30, Luke 3:17
ἀποθήκας2xapothēkasMatthew 6:26, Luke 12:18
ἀποθήκη1xapothēkēLuke 12:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular3xMatthew 3:12, Matthew 13:30, Luke 3:17
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural2xMatthew 6:26, Luke 12:18
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xLuke 12:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. storehouse
Strong'sG596
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
storehouse
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:12Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀποθήκην,apoqhkhn
a repository, granary, barn, storehouse
Read verseMatthew 6:26Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
ἀποθήκας,apoqhkav
a repository, granary, barn, storehouse
Read verseMatthew 13:30Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀποθήκηνapoqhkhn
a repository, granary, barn, storehouse
Read verseLuke 3:17Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀποθήκηνapoqhkhn
a repository, granary, barn, storehouse
Read verseLuke 12:18Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
ἀποθήκας,apoqhkav
a repository, granary, barn, storehouse
Read verseLuke 12:24Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἀποθήκη,apoqhkh
a repository, granary, barn, storehouse
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 patterns3Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (5)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineLuke 12:241×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 3:12 · Matt 13:30 · Luke 3:173×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 6:26 · Luke 12:182×
Word Origins
ἀποθήκη is built from this root:
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