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γαζοφυλάκιον

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Gloss: treasury

Transliteration: gazophulakion

Strong’s: G1049

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.†
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