θησαυρός

θησαυρός, -οῦ, ὁ

(τίθημι), [in LXX chiefly for אוֹצָר ;]

1. a place of safe keeping;

(a) a casket: Mat.2:11;

(b) a treasury (1Ma.3:29 and frequently in cl.);

(with) a storehouse (Neh.13:12, Deu.28:12, al.): Mat.13:52; metaphorically, of the soul, Mat.12:35; τ. καρδίας, Luk.6:45

2. a treasure: Mat.6:18-21 13:44, Luk.12:33-34, Heb.11:26; θ. ἐν οὐρανῷ (see Dalman, Words, 206 ff.), Mat.19:21, Mrk.10:21, Luk.18:22; of the knowledge of God through Christ, 2Co.4:7; τ. σοφίας κ. γνώσεως, Col.2:3.†

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