thēsaurizō · store up

What it means

thēsaurizō (θησαυρίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “store up”.

Lay up treasure, keep.

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. To gather goods and keep them for later.

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

How it is translated

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

• store up ×2
• You have stored up treasure ×1
• have been stored up ×1
• one who stores up treasure ×1
• save up ×1
• saving up ×1
• you are storing up ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Luke×1
• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• James×1
• 2 Peter×1

• 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;

• Luke 12:21

  So it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

• Romans 2:5

  But by your hardness and your heart without change of mind you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath and of revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

• 1 Corinthians 16:2

  On the first day of every week, let each of you put something aside by himself, saving up whatever he may gain, so that collections may not be made only then, when I come.

• 2 Corinthians 12:14

  Look, this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden; for I do not seek what is yours but you. For children ought not to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

• James 5:3

  Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days.

• 2 Peter 3:7

  But the present heavens and earth by the same word have been stored up for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.