Bible Dictionary
Garner
A garner is a storehouse, storeroom, or granary where goods or harvested produce are kept. In the New Testament, the term is used in the image of the place where gathered grain is stored.
Definition
A garner is a storehouse, storeroom, or granary where goods or harvested produce are gathered and kept. The term may also refer to a treasury or other place of deposited goods.
Biblical Usage
John the Baptist’s imagery uses the garner for the place where gathered grain is stored after separation from the chaff. The same Greek word is also translated “barns.”
Historical Background
The biblical terms include words meaning treasure, storehouse, cell, and a place for storing anything. The agricultural use especially concerns a granary or barn.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1.) Heb. ‘otsar, a treasure; a store of goods laid up, and hence also the place where they are deposited (Joel 1:17; 2 Chr. 32:27, rendered “treasury”). (2.) Heb. mezev, a cell, storeroom (Ps. 144:13); Gr. apotheke, a place for storing anything, a granary (Matt. 3:12; Luke 3:17).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>gar'-ner (mazu; apotheke):</p><p>"Garners," derived from zawah, "to gather," occurs in Ps 144:13; 'otsar is similarly translated in Joe 1:17. In the New Testament apotheke is twice translated "garner" (Mt 3:12; Lu 3:17).</p><p>The same word is translated "barns" in Mt 6:26; 13:30; Lu 12:18,24.</p>