Treasury
γαζοφυλάκιονStrong’s G1049gazophulakion
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Gazophulakion is the Greek word usually translated “treasury”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.”
Meaning
Usually translated “treasury”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- treasury 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- Luke 1
- John 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 12:43And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
- Luke 21:1And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
- John 8:20These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
Greek dictionary
γαζοφυλάκιον gazophulakion · treasury
γαζο-φυλάκιον, -ου, τό (γάζα, φυλακή), [in LXX chiefly for לִשְׁכָּה, נִשְׁכָּה (4Ki.23:11, al.), once for גְּנָזִים (Est.3:9); το͂ γ., τᾶ γ., of a temple treasury, Neh.10:37, 2Ma.3:6, al. ;] treasury: also, apparently, the trumpet-shaped chests into which the peoples' temple-offerings were thrown (DB, iv, 96; DCG, ii, 748): Mrk.12:41, 43 Luk.21:1, Jhn.8:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “treasury” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TREASURY, noun
trezh'ury. A place or building in which stores of wealth are reposited; particularly, a place where the public revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray the expenses of government.
- A building appropriated for keeping public money. John 8:20
- The officer or officers of the treasury department.
- A repository of abundance.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.