Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
storehouse
Usage: ἀπο-θήκη, -ης, ἡ (ἀποτίθημι), [in LXX for אוֹצָר, טֶנֶא, etc. ;] a storehouse, granary: Mat.3:12 6:26 13:30, Luk.3:17 12:18, 24.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G596
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
17
Books
8
Strong's G596 Quick Answer
Strong's G596 ἀποθήκη (apotheke) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. apotheke (ap-oth-ay'-kay) n. 1. a repository, i.e. granary [from G659] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include garner, barns, and barn. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- apotheke (ap-oth-ay'-kay) n. 1. a repository, i.e. granary [from G659]
- Usage
- 17 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- garner, barns, and barn
Meaning and Definition
apotheke (ap-oth-ay'-kay) n. 1. a repository, i.e. granary [from G659] KJV: barn, garner Root(s): G659
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G596. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G596 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render apotheke, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's G596 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G596 (ἀποθήκη) appears 12 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 1 Chronicles 28:11 — ἀποθηκῶν
- 1 Chronicles 28:12 — ἀποθήκας
- 1 Chronicles 28:12 — ἀποθηκῶν
- 1 Chronicles 28:13 — ἀποθηκῶν
- 1 Chronicles 29:8 — ἀποθήκας
Strong's G596 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G596 in the New Testament
6 indexed usages in New Testament.
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
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.
Strong's G596 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And Moses said to them, Is not this the word which the Lord spoke? Tomorrow is the Sabbath, a holy rest to the Lord: bake that ye will bake, and seethe that ye will seethe, and all that is over leave to be laid by for the morrow.
And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Fill an omer with manna, to be laid up for your generations; that they may see the bread which ye ate in the wilderness, when the Lord led you forth out of the land of Egypt.
Blessed shall be thy barns, and thy stores.
Strong's G596 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
But they had his messengers in derision; and, in the day that the Lord spoke unto them, they made a sport of his prophets:
Usage Excerpts
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G596.
And Moses said to them, Is not this the word which the Lord spoke? Tomorrow is the Sabbath, a holy rest to the Lord: bake that ye will bake, and seethe that ye will seethe, and all that is over leave to be laid by for the morrow.
And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Fill an omer with manna, to be laid up for your generations; that they may see the bread which ye ate in the wilderness, when the Lord led you forth out of the land of Egypt.
Blessed shall be thy barns, and thy stores.
Cursed shall be thy barns and thy stores.
And David gave Solomon his son the plan of the temple, and its buildings, and its treasuries, and its upper chambers, and the inner storerooms, and the place of the atonement,
and the plan which he had in his mind of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round about, designed for the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the holy things, and of the chambers for resting:
and the plan of the courses of the priests and Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and of the stores of vessels for ministration of the service of the house of the Lord.
And they who had precious stone, gave it into the treasuries of the house of the Lord by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
For her times are come: open ye her storehouses: search her as a cave, and utterly destroy her: let there be no remnant of her.
Thou wast in the delight of the paradise of God; thou hast bound upon thee every precious stone, the sardius, and topaz, and emerald, and carbuncle, and sapphire, and jasper, and silver, and gold, and ligure, and agate, and amethyst, and chrysolite, and beryl, and onyx: and thou hast filled thy treasures and thy stores in thee with gold.
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
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.
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
But they had his messengers in derision; and, in the day that the Lord spoke unto them, they made a sport of his prophets:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G596, grouped by book.
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G596 FAQ
What does apotheke (ἀποθήκη) mean?
Apotheke (Strong's G596) is a Greek word most simply glossed "barn". apotheke (ap-oth-ay'-kay) n. 1. a repository, i.e. granary [from G659]
How many times is apotheke (ἀποθήκη) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's G596 across 8 books.
Where can I study apotheke (ἀποθήκη) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G596 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate apotheke (ἀποθήκη)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as garner, barns, and barn. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G596 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 10 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G596, with linked reader references where each row is available.