STRONGS G2344:
θησαυρός,
-οῦ,
ὁ, (from
ΘΕΩ [
τίθημι] with the paragog. term.
-αυρος);
Sept. often for
אוצָר; Latin
thesaurus;
i. e.
1. the place in which goods and precious things are collected and laid up;
a. a casket, coffer, or
other receptacle, in which valuables are kept:
Matthew 2:11.
b. a treasury (Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, Aristotle, Diodorus, Plutarch, Herodian; 1 Macc. 3:29).
c. storehouse, repository, magazine, (
Nehemiah 13:12;
Deuteronomy 28:12, etc.; Appendix, Pun. 88, 95):
Matthew 13:52 [cf.
παλαιός, 1]; metaphorically, of the soul, as the repository of thoughts, feelings, purposes, etc.: [
Matthew 12:35a G L T Tr WH, 35b); with epexegetical genitive
τῆς καρδίας, ibid. 12:35
a Rec.;
Luke 6:45.
2. the things laid up in a treasury; collected treasures:
Matthew 6:19-21;
Luke 12:33;
Hebrews 11:26.
θησαυρὸν ἔχειν ἐν οὐρανῷ,
to have treasure laid up for themselves
in heaven, is used of those to whom God has appointed eternal salvation:
Matthew 19:21;
Mark 10:21;
Luke 18:22;
something precious, Matthew 13:44; used thus of the light of the gospel,
2 Corinthians 4:7; with an epexegetical genitive
τῆς σοφίας (Xenophon, mem. 4, 2, 9; Plato, Phil., p. 15 e.)
κ.
γνώσεως, equivalent to
πᾶσα ἡ σοφία κ.
γνῶσις ὡς θησαυροί,
Colossians 2:3.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Deuteronomy
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28:12
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Nehemiah
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13:12
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Matthew
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2:11; 6:19; 6:20; 6:21; 12:35; 12:35; 13:44; 13:52; 19:21
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Mark
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10:21
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Luke
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6:45; 12:33; 18:22
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2 Corinthians
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4:7
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Colossians
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2:3
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Hebrews
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11:26