Apothḗkē — G596

Definition

feminine noun

a repository, i.e. granary

1. a storehouse, granary (A. V. garner, barn)

Usually translated as

barn, garner

Origin

from G659

• apotíthēmi (G659)

Occurrences

Apothḗkē occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (3), Luke (3)

• Matthew 3:12 — Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner (ἀποθήκην); but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
• Matthew 6:26 — Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns (ἀποθήκας); yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
• Matthew 13:30 — Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn (ἀποθήκην).
• Luke 3:17 — Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner (ἀποθήκην); but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
• Luke 12:18 — And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns (ἀποθήκας), and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
• Luke 12:24 — Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn (ἀποθήκη); and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?