γαζοφυλάκιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γαζοφύλαξ (gazophúlax) +‎ -ιον (-ion).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γᾰζοφῠλάκῐον • (găzophŭlákĭonn (genitive γᾰζοφῠλᾰκίου); second declension

  1. (Koine) treasury (place where treasure is stored safely)

Declension

Quotations

  • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Esther 3.9
εἰ δοκεῖ τῷ βασιλεῖ, δογματισάτω ἀπολέσαι αὐτούς, κἀγὼ διαγράψω εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον τοῦ βασιλέως ἀργυρίου τάλαντα μύρια.
ei dokeî tōî basileî, dogmatisátō apolésai autoús, kagṑ diagrápsō eis tò gazophulákion toû basiléōs arguríou tálanta múria.
If it please the king, let it be written that they are to be destroyed, and I will contribute ten thousand talents of silver to the king’s treasury.
  • 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of Luke 21:1:
    Ἀναβλέψας δὲ εἶδε τοὺς βάλλοντας τὰ δῶρα αὐτῶν εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον πλουσίους·
    Anablépsas dè eîde toùs bállontas tà dôra autôn eis tò gazophulákion plousíous;
    • Translation by KJV
      And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲅⲁⲍⲟⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲓⲟⲛ (gazophulakion), ⲅⲁⲍⲟⲫⲩⲗⲁϭⲓⲟⲛ (gazophulacion), ⲅⲁⲍⲟⲫⲩⲗⲁⲅⲓⲟⲛ (gazophulagion), ⲕⲁⲍⲱⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲓⲟⲛ (kazōphulakion), ⲕⲁⲥⲟⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲓⲟⲛ (kasophulakion)
  • Old Church Slavonic: газофилакиꙗ (gazofilakija)
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌶𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍅𐌻𐌰𐌺𐌹𐍉 (gazaufwlakiō)
  • Latin: gazophylacium
    • Italian: gazofilacio
    • Mozarabic: *gazpelağo
      • ? Spanish: gazpacho (see there for further descendants)
  • Romanian: gazofilachie

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