treasure
Thesauros denotes valued wealth or a treasured possession, and can describe a figurative store from which things are brought out.
The term most often denotes valued wealth or possessions that may be stored, found, given, or located on earth or in heaven. A smaller group of verses uses it for a figurative store or reserve, including what is brought out from the heart, concealed wisdom and knowledge, and what is held in clay vessels.
Senses in use
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Valued wealth or possession · dominant
The accusative plural forms in Matthew 6:19 and Matthew 6:20 occur in commands about storing up wealth on earth or in heaven, while the nominative singular in Matthew 6:21 identifies the location of a person's valued possession with the location of the heart. In Luke 18:22 and Mark 10:21, the accusative singular stands in the promised result of selling possessions and giving to the poor; in Matthew 13:44, the dative singular is in the comparison of something hidden in a field and then acquired at the cost of all one has.
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Figurative store or reserve · common
The genitive singular forms in Matthew 12:35 and Luke 6:45 occur in clauses about bringing good or evil out from a good or evil store associated with the heart. In Colossians 2:3, the nominative plural occurs where the APB renders that wisdom and knowledge are concealed; Matthew 13:52 likewise describes a householder bringing out new and old things, and 2 Corinthians 4:7 places the accusative singular in clay vessels.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses “treasure” or “treasures,” including treasure in heaven, hidden treasure, and treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Its wording confirms the clauses' broader presentation rather than fixing a separate English equivalent in every instance.