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1: ἀποθήκη

(Strong's #596 — Noun Feminine — apotheke — ap-oth-ay'-kay )

lit., "a place where anything is stored" (Eng., "apothecary"), hence denoted a garner, granary, barn, Matthew 3:12; 6:26; 13:30; Luke 3:17; 12:18,24 . See also under GARNER.

Note: For tameion, "a storehouse, store-chamber," more especially "an inner chamber" or "secret room," Matthew 6:6; 24:26; Luke 12:3,24 , see CHAMBER.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Barn'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​b/barn.html. 1940.
 
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