θησαυρός thēsauros

Greek word for “treasure” · Strong’s G2344 · used 17 times in 16 verses

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Meaning

θησαυρός, -οῦ, ὁ; (τίθημι);

How it is translated

Glosses given for thēsauros in context, with how often each is used:

• treasure 12
• treasures 5

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 6 (3), Matthew 13 (2), Luke 12 (2), Matthew 2 (1), Matthew 12 (1), Matthew 19 (1), Mark 10 (1), Luke 6 (1), Luke 18 (1), 2 Corinthians 4 (1)

Forms

• θησαυρὸν 5
• θησαυροῦ 4
• θησαυροὺς 3
• θησαυρός 1
• θησαυρῷ 1
• θησαυρὸς 1
• θησαυροὶ 1
• θησαυρῶν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with thēsauros more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πωλέω pōleō “to sell” 5
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 7
• σής sēs “moth” 3
• ὅπου hopou “where(-ever)” 5
• δεῦρο deuro “come” 3
• κλέπτης kleptēs “thief” 3
• πτωχός ptōchos “poor” 3
• διορύσσω diorussō “to break in” 2
• ἀφανίζω aphanizō “to destroy” 2
• ὑπάγω hupagō “to go” 3
• θησαυρίζω thēsaurizō “to store up” 2
• ἀκολουθέω akoloutheō “to follow” 3

Key verses

The verses using thēsauros that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 2:11 — And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their…
• Matthew 6:19 — Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
• Matthew 13:44 — Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that…
• Matthew 13:52 — Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth…
• Matthew 19:21 — Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
• Mark 10:21 — Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have…
• Luke 6:45 — A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that…
• Luke 12:33 — Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither…
• Luke 18:22 — Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have…
• 2 Corinthians 4:7 — But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
• Colossians 2:3 — In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
• Hebrews 11:26 — Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.