ΓΑΖΟΦΥΛΑΚΙΟΙΣ, γαζοφυλακιοις
GAZOPHYLAKIOIS, gazophylakiois
Sounds Like: gah-zoh-fy-LAH-kee-oys
Translations: to the treasury, to the treasuries, to the temple treasury, to the temple treasuries
From the root: ΓΑΖΟΦΥΛΑΚΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a treasury or a place where money and valuables are stored, often specifically referring to the temple treasury in Jerusalem. It is a compound word formed from 'γάζα' (gaza), meaning 'treasure' or 'royal treasure', and 'φυλακή' (phylake), meaning 'a guarding' or 'a prison', which in this context refers to a place of safekeeping. It is used to indicate the location where offerings or funds are kept.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G1049 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 4:3
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 16:429
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 4:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΑΖΟΦΥΛΑΚΙΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΓΑΖΖΟΦΥΛΑΚΕΙΟΥ — of the treasury, of the temple treasury, of the offering box, of the place for offerings
- ΓΑΖΟΦΥΛΑΚΙ — to a treasury, to a storehouse, to a treasure chamber, a treasury, a storehouse, a treasure chamber
- ΓΑΖΟΦΥΛΑΚΙΑ — treasuries, storehouses, offering boxes, money-chests
- ΓΑΖΟΦΥΛΑΚΙΟΝ — treasury, a treasury, money box, a money box, storehouse, a storehouse
- ΓΑΖΟΦΥΛΑΚΙΟΥ — of the treasury, of the temple treasury, of the storehouse, of the chest, of the offering box
- ΓΑΖΟΦΥΛΑΚΙΩ — (to) treasury, (to) storehouse, (to) strongroom, (to) chamber, (to) a treasury, (to) a storehouse, (to) a strongroom, (to) a chamber
- ΓΑΖΟΦΥΛΑΚΙΩΝ — of the treasury, of the treasuries, of the temple treasury, of the temple treasuries, of the offering box, of the offering boxes
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