What does ἀποθησαυρίζω (apothēsaurízō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποθησαυρίζω (apothēsaurízō) is a Greek word meaning "to treasure away".
Greek · G597
ἀποθησαυρίζω
To treasure away
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ἀποθησαυρίζωG597
Pronunciationapothēsaurízō
What does ἀποθησαυρίζω (apothēsaurízō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποθησαυρίζω (apothēsaurízō) is a Greek word meaning "to treasure away".
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How does the BSB render G597?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include treasuring up (1).
Where does ἀποθησαυρίζω (apothēsaurízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Timothy 6:19. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (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 Ittreasuring up1×1 Timothy 6:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Timothy 6:19
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
1 Timothy1
Source forms
ἀποθησαυρίζοντας1xapothēsaurizontas1 Timothy 6:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural1x1 Timothy 6:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to treasure away
Source Gloss
to treasure away
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Timothy 6:19Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀποθησαυρίζονταςapoqhsaurizontav
I store up, treasure up
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
participle1
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)