γαζοφυλάκιον

gazophylakion · treasury

Greek word · Strong’s number G1049 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

gazophylakion (γαζοφυλάκιον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “treasury”.

The offering chest, the temple treasury.

How to say it

ga·zo·phy·la·ki·on

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. The place in the temple where money was kept; the gift chests.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Mark 12:41

    And sitting down opposite the treasury, he was watching how the crowd puts copper coins into the treasury. And many rich people were putting in much.

  • Mark 12:43

    And summoning his disciples, he said to them, “Truly I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting into the treasury.

  • Luke 21:1

    And looking up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.

  • John 8:20

    He spoke these words in the treasury, teaching in the temple; and no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.

And 1 more times.