γαζοφυλάκιον gazophylákion

Meaning

a treasure-house, i.e. a court in the temple for the collection-boxes

In the King James Version: treasury

Derivation: from G1047 (γάζα) and G5438 (φυλακή);

Where it is used

• Mark 12:41 As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
• Mark 12:43 Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
• Luke 21:1 Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
• John 8:20 He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.