BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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GREEK · G4738
stēthos — chest
στῆθος, -ους, τό [in LXX: Exo.28:23, 26 (29-30) (לֵב), etc. ;] the breast: Jhn.13:25 21:10, Rev.15:6; as a sign of penitence, τύπτειν (εἰς) τὸ σ., Luk.18:13 23:48,† (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H727
a.ron — ark
1) chest, ark 1a) money chest 1b) Ark of the Covenant 2)(TWOT) coffin
174 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2436
cheq — bosom: embrace
: embrace/chest bosom, hollow, bottom, midst
31 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2787
kibōtos — ark: covenant
κιβωτός, -οῦ, ἡ [in LXX: Gen.6:1-22 7:1-24 8:1-22 9:1-29 (תֵּבָה), elsewhere, very freq., as Exo.25:9 (10), for אָרוֹן ;] a wooden box or chest: of Noah's ark, Mat.24:38, Luk.17:27, Heb.11:7, 1Pe.3:20; of the ark of the covenant, Heb.9:4, Rev.11:19.† (AS)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1049
gazophulakion — treasury
γαζο-φυλάκιον, -ου, τό (γάζα, φυλακή), [in LXX chiefly for לִשְׁכָּה, נִשְׁכָּה (4Ki.23:11, al.), once for גְּנָזִים (Est.3:9); το͂ γ., τᾶ γ., of a temple treasury, Neh.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): Mrk.12:41, 43 Luk.21:1, Jhn.8:20.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H712
ar.gaz — box
box, chest, coffer
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1101
glōssokomon — moneybag
γλωσσόκομον, -ου, τό, vernac. form of cl. γλωσσοκομεῖον (γλῶσσα, κομέω), [in LXX for אָרוֹן, 2Ki.6:11, 2Ch.24:8, 10 11 * ;] 1. = cl. -εῖον (see supr.), a case for holding the reeds or tongues of musical instruments. 2. As in LXX, π. (MM, see word), a box, chest: Jhn.12:6 13:29. † (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1595
ge.nez — treasury
1) treasury, chests? 1a) chests (of variegated cloth) (meaning uncertain) 1b) treasury Aramaic equivalent: ge.naz (גְּנַז "treasure" H1596)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2336
thēkē — sheath
Θήκη, -ης, ἡ (τίθημι), [in LXX: Exo.25:27 (בַּיִת), Isa.6:13 3:26 * ;] a receptacle, chest, case: of the sheath of a sword, Jhn.18:11.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2306
cha.di — breast
breast, chest Aramaic of cha.zeh (חָזֶה "breast" H2373)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G21228
teuchos — masonry, fabric
1. a tool, implement :—;mostly in plural τεύχεα, 2. implements of war, armour, arms, harness , (Homer);—;so τεύχη in [variant datesTragica Adespota 3. in plural, also, the gear of a ship, tackle , (Odyssey by Homer) 4. in singular a vessel of any kind, a bathing-tub , (Aeschulus Tragicus); a cinerary urn , (Aeschulus Tragicus); a balloting-urn , (Aeschulus Tragicus); a vase for libations , (Aeschulus Tragicus); a vase or ewer for water, (Euripides); a pot or jar , (Xenophon Historicus); ξύλινα τ. chests , (Xenophon Historicus) 5. the human frame, body , (Aristotle Philosopher) 6. a book , [variant datesAnthology Palantina; hence πεντάτευχος, the Pentateuch. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6668
bersechthan — a chest
a chest
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6691
bouleutikos — of a counselor
1. of or for the council or the councillors , (Xenophon Historicus) 2. able to advise or deliberate , (Plato Philosophus), etc. 3. as Substantive, βουλευτικόν, in the Athen. theatre, the seats next the orchestra, reserved for the Council , (Aristophanes Comicus) 4. the senatorial order , (Plutarch) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6959
domos — a layer
1. Lat. domus: 2. a house , (Homer), etc.: also part of a house, a room, chamber , (Odyssey by Homer):—; hence in plural for a house , (Homer): a wasps' or bees' nest , (Iliad by Homer) 5. κέδρινοι δόμοι a closet or chest of cedar, (Euripides) 6. the house , i. e. the household, family , [variant datesTragica Adespota:—;also one's father's house , (Aeschulus Tragicus) 7. a layer or course of stone or bricks in a building, διὰ τριήκοντα δόμων πλίνθου at every thirtieth layer of brick, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7494
ergab — a chest
a chest
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7814
karuon — a walnut
any kind of nut , (Aristophanes Comicus); distinguished into various kinds, as κ. βασιλικά or Περσικά, walnuts , also called simply κάρυα, (Batrachomyomachia); κ. κασταναϊκά or κασταναῖα chestnuts , etc. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8136
kupselē — a granary
any hollow vessel: a chest, box , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →(Heb. ’aron, generally rendered “ark”), the coffer into which the contributions for the repair of the temple were put (2 Kings 12:9, 10; 2 Chr. 24:8, 10, 11). In Gen. 50:26 it is rendered “coffin.” In Ezek. 27:24 a different Hebrew word, genazim (plur.), is used. It there means “treasure-chests.”
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
