θησαυρός
thēsauros
“treasure”
Definition
a deposit, i.e. wealth (literally or figuratively)
from G5087 (τίθημι);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
θησαυρός appears 16 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
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