γαζοφυλάκιον
gazophulakiontreasuryHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter5 occurrences3 books4 verses
Definition
γαζο-φυλάκιον, -ου, τό
(γάζα, φυλακή), [in LXX chiefly for לִשְׁכָּה, נִשְׁכָּה (2 Kings 23:11, al.), once for גְּנָזִים (Esther 3:9); το͂ γ., τᾶ γ., of a temple treasury, Nehemiah 10:37, 2Ma.3.6, al. ;]
treasury: also, apparently, the trumpet-shaped chests into which the peoples' temple-offerings were thrown (DB, iv, 96; DCG, ii, 748): Mark 12:41, 43, Luke 21:1, John 8:20.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as γαζοφυλάκιον:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Mark 12:41γαζοφυλακίου · treasury; γαζοφυλάκιον · [it]As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
- Mark 12:43γαζοφυλάκιον · treasuryJesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
- Luke 21:1γαζοφυλάκιον · treasuryThen Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
- John 8:20γαζοφυλακίῳ · treasuryHe spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.