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Lexicon :: Strong's G5009 - tameion

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ταμεῖον
Transliteration
tameion (Key)
Pronunciation
tam-i'-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Contraction of a presumed derivative of tamias (a dispenser or distributor
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Strong’s Definitions

ταμεῖον tameîon, tam-i'-on; neuter contraction of a presumed derivative of ταμίας tamías (a dispenser or distributor; akin to τέμνω témnō, to cut); a dispensary or magazine, i.e. a chamber on the ground-floor or interior of an Oriental house (generally used for storage or privacy, a spot for retirement):—secret chamber, closet, storehouse.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G5009 in the following manner: closet (2x), secret chamber (1x), storehouse (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G5009 in the following manner: closet (2x), secret chamber (1x), storehouse (1x).

  1. a storage chamber, storeroom

  2. a chamber esp. an inner chamber

  3. a secret room

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ταμεῖον tameîon, tam-i'-on; neuter contraction of a presumed derivative of ταμίας tamías (a dispenser or distributor; akin to τέμνω témnō, to cut); a dispensary or magazine, i.e. a chamber on the ground-floor or interior of an Oriental house (generally used for storage or privacy, a spot for retirement):—secret chamber, closet, storehouse.
STRONGS G5009:
ταμεῖον (so T WH uniformly), more correctly ταμιεῖον (R G L Tr in Matthew 6:6) (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 493; Winers Grammar, 94 (90); (Tdf. Proleg., p. 88f)), ταμειου, τό (ταμιεύω), from Thucydides and Xenophon down;
1. a storechamber, storeroom: Luke 12:24 (Deuteronomy 28:8; Proverbs 3:10 (Philo, quod omn. prob. book § 12)).
2. a chamber, especially 'an inner chamber'; a secret room: Matthew 6:6; Matthew 24:26; Luke 12:3 (Xenophon, Hell. 5, 4, 5; Sir. 29:12; Tobit 7:15, and often in the Sept. for חֶדֶר).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
28:8
Proverbs
3:10
Matthew
6:6; 6:6; 24:26
Luke
12:3; 12:24

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5009 matches the Greek ταμεῖον (tameion),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:6 - But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:26 - So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:3 - Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:24 - Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!
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