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Lexicon :: Strong's G2344 - thēsauros

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θησαυρός
Transliteration
thēsauros (Key)
Pronunciation
thay-sow-ros'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:136,333

Strong’s Definitions

θησαυρός thēsaurós, thay-sow-ros'; from G5087; a deposit, i.e. wealth (literally or figuratively):—treasure.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G2344 in the following manner: treasure (18x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G2344 in the following manner: treasure (18x).

  1. the place in which good and precious things are collected and laid up

    1. a casket, coffer, or other receptacle, in which valuables are kept

    2. a treasury

    3. storehouse, repository, magazine

  2. the things laid up in a treasury, collected treasures

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θησαυρός thēsaurós, thay-sow-ros'; from G5087; a deposit, i.e. wealth (literally or figuratively):—treasure.
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. 12:35a 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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
28:12
Nehemiah
13:12
Matthew
2:11; 6:19; 6:20; 6:21; 12:35; 12:35; 13:44; 13:52; 19:21
Mark
10:21
Luke
6:45; 12:33; 18:22
2 Corinthians
4:7
Colossians
2:3
Hebrews
11:26

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2344 matches the Greek θησαυρός (thēsauros),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:11 - And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:19 - “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust[fn] destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:20 - but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:21 - For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:35 - The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:44 - “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:52

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:52 - And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21 - Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:21 - And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:45 - The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:33 - Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:34 - For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:22 - When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:7 - But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:3 - in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:26 - He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.
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