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2. Thesauros: The word thesauros means literally, a "deposit," so wealth and treasure. Evidently throughout the New Testament it has a twofold usage as describing. (1) material treasure, either money or other valuable material possession, and.
Definition: Treasure, storehouse, treasury. Meaning: a depository. Word Origin: Derived from the root אָצַר (atsar), meaning "to store up" or "to treasure." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2344 (thesauros): Often translated as "treasure" in the New Testament, reflecting a similar concept of stored wealth or valuable resources.
TREASURE, noun trezh'ur. [Latin thesaurus.] 1. Wealth accumulated; particularly, a stock or store of money in reserve. Henry VII. was frugal and penurious, and collected a great treasure of gold and silver. 2. A great quantity of any thing collected for future use. We have treasures in the field, of wheat and of barley, and of oil and of honey.
The English word "treasure" has in the Old Testament at least five somewhat distinct meanings as expressed in the words: "treasure," genaz (Aramaic) or genez (Hebrew), usually meaning "the thing stored"; translated "treasures" in Ezra 6:1, but in 5:17 and 7:20 translated "treasure-house": "search made in the king's treasure-house."
Treasure in the Holy Scriptures consisted in the money, jewels, gold, silver, vessels, ointments, spices, arms, grain and food, instruments of war, hoards of coins, or any possession which was considered wealth or valuable, which a king, a government or an individual stored in a safe, guarded place to keep from thieves and robbers.
It is a matter of perspective and priority. Those who love God (having a holy respect) are His treasured possession with our personal faith relationship a great treasure (Mal 3:17; 1 Pet 1:7; 2 Pet 1:1). All the treasures of knowledge and wisdom are found in Christ alone (Col 2:3). The Psalmist could say, “I treasure your Word more than gold ...
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treasure. TREASURE, n. trezh'ur. L. thesaurus. 1. Wealth accumulated; particularly, a stock or store of money in reserve. Henry VII. was frugal and penurious, and collected a great treasure of gold and silver. 2. A great quantity of any thing collected for future use. We have treasures in the field, of wheat and of barley, and of oil and of honey.
