thēsauros · treasure

What it means

thēsauros (θησαυρός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “treasure”.

A storehouse or chest where something of value is kept.

How to say it

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 where valuables are kept.
2. Stored-up wealth, or what one values most in life.

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

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• treasure ×12
• treasures ×5

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×9
• Mark×1
• Luke×4
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Colossians×1
• Hebrews×1

• Matthew 2:11

  And coming into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell and bowed down before him; and opening their treasures, they offered him gifts: gold and frankincense and myrrh.

• Matthew 6:19

  “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and woodworm destroy, and where thieves dig through and steal;

• Matthew 6:20

  but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor woodworm destroys, and where thieves do not dig through or steal;

• Matthew 6:21

  for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

• Matthew 12:35

  The good person brings out good things from his good treasure, and the evil person brings out evil things from his evil treasure.

• Matthew 13:44

  The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

• Matthew 13:52

  And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple for the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure new things and old.”

• Matthew 19:21

  Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give them to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

• Mark 10:21

  And Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

• Luke 6:45

  The good person out of the good treasure of his heart brings out what is good, and the evil person out of the evil treasure brings out what is evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

• Luke 12:33

  Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.

• Luke 12:34

  For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.

• Luke 18:22

  And hearing this, Jesus said to him, “One thing is still lacking for you: sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

• 2 Corinthians 4:7

  But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not from us.

• Colossians 2:3

  in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

• Hebrews 11:26

  considering the reproach of the Messiah greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking ahead to the recompense.

And 1 more times.