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θησαυρίζω

thēsaurízō · G2343 · Greek · 8 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. to treasure up, to keep safe

    (Derivative of θησαυρός ‘treasure,’) To keep safe that which is of great value

    Examples

    Luke 12:21 “Such is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God.”

    1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of every week, each of you is to put aside and save as he may prosper, so that no collections need to be made when I come.

    2 Corinthians 12:14 Here for this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I do not seek what is yours, but you; for children are not responsible to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

  2. to make even greater, to cause to happen more intensely or more extensively

    (A figurative extension of meaning of θησαυρίζω ‘to treasure up,’) To cause something of a more extensive nature to happen in the future

    Examples

    Romans 2:5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

    James 5:3 Your gold and your silver have corroded, and their corrosion will serve as a testimony against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your treasure!

How it’s used In 7 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

8 occurrences in 6 groups

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

4 occurrences in 3 groups

To or for whomIndirect object

5 occurrences in 4 groups

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

4 occurrences in 5 groups

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

What it is said to bePredicate

1 occurrences in 1 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 2 entries
To make even greater, to cause to happen more intensely or more extensively13.135
In Romans 2:5, Paul warns of “your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,” using this verb figuratively for something accumulating so as to become more intense.
To treasure up, to keep safe65.11
In Matthew 6:20, Jesus teaches, “store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal,” using this verb for setting aside and keeping something valuable safe.
Word family 49 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

τίθημι títhēmi · G5087 · to put, to place, to appoint · 99×ἐπιτίθημι epitíthēmi · G2007 · to put on, to place on, to lay on · 40×διαθήκη diathḗkē · G1242 · to make a covenant, to covenant together, making of a covenant · 33×παρατίθημι paratíthēmi · G3908 · to give food to, to provide with food, to tell a parable · 19×προστίθημι prostíthēmi · G4369 · to add, to give, to provide · 18×θησαυρός thēsaurós · G2344 · storeroom, treasure room, money box · 17×ἀθετέω athetéō · G114 · to not rely on, to set aside, to reject · 16×θεμέλιος themélios · G2310 · foundation, foundation stone · 16×πρόθεσις próthesis · G4286 · plan, proposal, purpose · 12×ἀποτίθημι apotíthēmi · G659 · to put away, to put out of the way, to remove · 9×θησαυρίζωthēsaurízō · G2343περιτίθημι peritíthēmi · G4060 · to put around, to surround, to cause to have · 8×διατίθεμαι diatíthemai · G1303 · to make a will, to make a covenant, to covenant together · 7×ἀνάθεμα anáthema · G331 · curse, cursed, accursed · 6×ἀποθήκη apothḗkē · G596 · barn, storehouse · 6×μετατίθημι metatíthēmi · G3346 · to move from one place to another, to change one’s location, to depart · 6×θεμελιόω themelióō · G2311 · to lay a foundation, to found something upon, to provide a basis for · 5×ἀναθεματίζω anathematízō · G332 · to curse · 4×ἐκτίθημι ektíthēmi · G1620 · to put out of, to explain, to make clear · 4×ἐπίθεσις epíthesis · G1936 · putting on, placing on, laying on · 4×συντίθεμαι syntíthemai · G4934 · to agree on, to arrange together, joint agreement · 4×εὔθετος eúthetos · G2111 · fit, suitable, usable · 3×κατατίθημι katatíthēmi · G2698 · to gain, to obtain, to experience · 3×μετάθεσις metáthesis · G3331 · to move from one place to another, to change one’s location, to depart · 3×παραθήκη parathḗkē · G3866 · what is entrusted, what is someone’s responsibility to care for · 3×προτίθεμαι protíthemai · G4388 · to plan beforehand, to purpose, to intend · 3×ἀθέμιτος athémitos · G111 · not allowed, forbidden, disgusting · 2×ἄθεσμος áthesmos · G113 · lawless, unruly, not complying with law · 2×ἀθέτησις athétēsis · G115 · to reject, to regard as invalid, annulment · 2×ἀμετάθετος ametáthetos · G276 · not changing, unchanging, never to change · 2×ἀνατίθεμαι anatíthemai · G394 · to explain, to make clear · 2×ἀπόθεσις apóthesis · G595 · to die · 2×προσανατίθημι prosanatíthēmi · G4323 · to add, to consult with, to ask advice of · 2×ὑποτίθημι hypotíthēmi · G5294 · to instruct, to give instructions, to risk one’s life · 2×ἀνάθημα anáthēma · G334 · offering · 1×ἀνεύθετος aneúthetos · G428 · unusable · 1×ἀντιδιατίθεμαι antidiatíthemai · G475 · to oppose, to be hostile toward, to show hostility · 1×ἀντίθεσις antíthesis · G477 · contradiction · 1×ἀποθησαυρίζω apothēsaurízō · G597 · to treasure up, to keep safe · 1×ἀσύνθετος asýnthetos · G802 · not keeping a promise, not abiding by an agreement · 1×ἔκθετος ékthetos · G1570 · exposed, abandoned · 1×θήκη thḗkē · G2336 · sheath · 1×κατανάθεμα katanáthema · G2652 · cursed, accursed · 1×καταναθεματίζω katanathematízō · G2653 · to curse · 1×περίθεσις períthesis · G4025 · to put on, to wear, wearing · 1×προθέσμιος prothésmios · G4287 · set time, designated time · 1×συγκατάθεσις synkatáthesis · G4783 · joint agreement, joint arrangement, mutual agreement · 1×συγκατατίθεμαι synkatatíthemai · G4784 · to agree on, to arrange together, joint agreement · 1×παρακαταθήκη parakatathḗkē · G3872 · something put down alongside, i.e. a deposit · 0×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 1 aorist ἐθησαυρισα; perfect passive participle τεθησαυρισμενος; (θησαυρός); from…
1 aorist ἐθησαυρισα; perfect passive participle τεθησαυρισμενος; (θησαυρός); from Herodotus down; to gather and lay up, to heap up, store up: to accumulate riches, Jas 5:3; τίνι, Lk 12:21; 2 Cor 12:14; τί, 1 Cor 16:2; θησαυρούς ἐηαύτω, Mt 6:19f; equivalent to to keep in store, store up, reserve: passive 2 Pet 3:7; metaphorically, so to live from day to day as to increase either the bitterness or the happiness of one's consequent lot: ὀργήν ἑαυτῷ, Rom 2:5; κακά, Prov 1:18; ζωήν, Psalms of Solomon 9, 9 (ἐυτυχιαν, Appendix, Samn. 4, 3 (i. e. vol. i., p. 23, 31 edition, Bekker); τεθησαυρισμενος κατά τίνος φθόνος, Diodorus 20, 36). (Compare: ἀποθησαυρίζω.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Happen2 occurrencesValuable, Lacking in Value6 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

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eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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