Strong’s G1049 · Greek
γαζοφυλάκιον
gazophylákion · gad-zof-oo-lak'-ee-on
Origin from γάζα (G1047) and φυλακή (G5438);
Meaning a treasure-house, i.e. a court in the temple for the collection-boxes
In the King James Version treasury.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- Mark 12:41And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
- Mark 12:43And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
- Luke 21:1And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
- John 8:20These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.