Quick Definition
θησαυρός, οῦ, ὁ n.m. a treasure, store
Strong's Definition
from 5087; a deposit, i.e. wealth (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: treasure
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -οῦ | θησαυρίζω
7.32 · Constructions · Parts and Areas of Buildings
storeroom, treasure room a room for the storage of valuables ταμεῖον[b] and θησαυρός[a] may often be rendered by descriptive phrases, for example, ‘a room where valuable things are kept’ or ‘a place where valuables are stored.’
In MAT 12:35 θησαυρός[a] is used figuratively (ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ θησαυροῦ ἐκβάλλει ἀγαθά ‘a good man draws good things from his good storehouse,’ meaning ‘... storehouse of good things’) to describe the heart as a kind of storehouse or treasure.
6.140 · Artifacts · Containers
money box, treasure box a box in which money was kept A ‘treasure box’ may be referred to as ‘a box with valuable objects’ or ‘a box with objects costing a great deal of money.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
θησαυρός, -ov, 6, (fr. ΘΕΩ [τίθημι] with the paragog. term.-avpos); Sept. often for 7¥ix; Lat. thesaurus; i.e. 1. the place in which goods and precious things are colleeted and laid up;_ a. a casket, coffer, or other receptacle, in which valuables are kept: Mt.ii. 11. b. a treasury (Hdt., Eur., Plat., Aristot., Diod., Plut., Hdian. ; 1 Mace. iii. 29). ο. storehouse, repository, magazine, (Neh. xiii. 12; Deut. xxviii. 12, ete.; App. Pun. 88, 95): Mt. xiii. 52 [ef. παλαιός, 1]; metaph. of the soul, as the repository of thoughts, feelings, purposes, ete. : (Mt. xii. 8556 LT Tr WH, 35°]; with epex. gen. τῆς καρδίας, ibid. xii. 35 Rec.; Lk. vi. 45. 42. ‘the things laid up ina treasury; collected treasures: Mt. vi. 19-21; Lk. xi 58 5α.; Heb. xi. 26. θησαυρὸν ἔχειν ἐν οὐρανῷ, to have treasure laid up for themselves in heaven, is used of those to whom God has appointed eternal salvation: Mt. xix. 21; Mk. x. 21; Lk. xviii. 22; something precious, Mt. xiii. 44; used thus of the light of the gospel, 2 Co. iv. 7; with an epex. gen. τῆς σοφίας (Xen. mem. 4, 2, 9; Plat. Phil. p. 15 6.) x. γνώσεως, i. q. πᾶσα ἡ copia κ. γνῶσις ὡς θησαυροί, Col. ii. 3.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
θησαυρός thēsauros 17x
a treasury, a store, treasure, precious deposit, Mt. 6:19, 20, 21; a receptacle in which precious articles are kept, a casket, Mt. 2:11; a storehouse, Mt. 12:35
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
θησαυρός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< τίθημι), [in LXX chiefly for אוֹצָר;]
a place of safe keeping; a casket: Mt 2:11;
a treasury (I Mac 3:29 and freq. in cl.);
a storehouse (Ne 13:12, De 28:12, al.): Mt 13:52; metaph., of the soul, Mt 12:35; τ. καρδίας, Lk 6:45.
a treasure: Mt 6:19-21 13:44, Lk 12:33, 34, He 11:26;θ. ἐν οὐρανῷ (v. Dalman, Words, 206 ff.), Mt 19:21, Mk 10:21, Lk 18:22; of the knowledge of God through Christ, II Co 4:7; τ. σοφίας κ. γνώσεως, Col 2:3.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
θησαυρός, which survives in MGr, is very common = ‘‘ granary ”’ or τς storehouse” for all kinds of agricultural produce, e.g. corn (P Ryl Il. 2318—a.p. 40) and wine (P Flor II. 1948—A.D. 259): cf. P Oxy I. 101°® (A.D. 142) els δημόσιον θησαυρόν, and Ostr 503 (A.D. 109-110) a receipt for a payment ur (ép) θησ(αυροῦ) iepa(v). In P Tebt I. 657 (B.c. 140-39) in connexion with an Egyptian temple sums are collected—els θησαυροὺς καὶ φιάλας kal ποτήρια : the meaning of θησαυρούς has caused the editors difficulty, but Otto (Priester 1. p- 396) thinks that the ‘‘collection-box ” is meant. A
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
θησαυρός (thēsauros) — treasure. θησαυρός, ὁ, store, treasure, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θ. χθονός, of the silvermines of Laureion, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἄνθρακες ὁ θ., proverbial, 'apples of Sodom', frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κόμας.., ἱκτήριον θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Διὸς θ., of a tomb marking the fall of a thunderbolt, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἰωνοῖς γλυκὺν θ., of a dead body, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of learning, θ., οὓς κατέλιπον ἐν βιβλίοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σοφίας θ. [NT+5th c.BC+]
II. strong-room, magazine, [LXX+5th c.BC+]; especially of the treasuries built at Delphi by Greek cities, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; vaults of a bank, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
II.2. granary, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; οἱ δημόσιοι θ. [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
II.3. receptacle for valuables, safe, casket, [NT+5th c.BC+]; θ. βελέεσσιν, of a quiver, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.4. offertory-box (for its form, see [Refs 4th c.BC+]; σπονδεῖον ἢ θ. coin-in-the-slot machine which sold holy water, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II.5. cavern, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; subterranean dungeon, [Refs 1st c.AD+]