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Lexicon :: Strong's G5253 - hyperōon

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ὑπερῷον
Transliteration
hyperōon (Key)
Pronunciation
hoop-er-o'-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of ὑπέρ (G5228)
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Strong’s Definitions

ὑπερῷον hupĕrōiŏn, hoop-er-o'-on; neuter of a derivative of G5228; a higher part of the house, i.e. apartment in the third story:—upper chamber (room).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G5253 in the following manner: upper chamber (3x), upper room (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G5253 in the following manner: upper chamber (3x), upper room (1x).

  1. the highest part of the house, the upper rooms or story where the women resided

  2. a room in the upper part of a house, sometimes built upon the flat roof of the house, whither Orientals were wont to retire in order to sup, meditate, pray

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὑπερῷον hupĕrōiŏn, hoop-er-o'-on; neuter of a derivative of G5228; a higher part of the house, i.e. apartment in the third story:—upper chamber (room).
STRONGS G5253:
ὑπεροων, ὑπεροωυ, τό (from ὑπεροως or ὑπερωιος, 'upper,' and this from ὑπέρ; like πατρωιος, πατροως, from πατήρ; (cf. Winers Grammar, 96 (91))), in the Greek writings (often in Homer) the highest part of the house, the upper rooms or story where the women resided; in Biblical Greek (the Sept. for עֲלִיָּה), a room in the upper part of a house, sometimes built upon the flat roof of the house (2 Kings 23:12), whither Orientals were accustomed to retire in order to sup, meditate, pray, etc.; (R. V. upper chamber; cf. B. D. under the word; McClintock and Strong, under the word): Acts 1:13; Acts 9:37, 39; Acts 20:8 (Josephus, Vita30).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Kings
23:12
Acts
1:13; 9:37; 9:39; 20:8

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Strong's Number G5253 matches the Greek ὑπερῷον (hyperōon),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:13 - Und als sie hineinkamen, stiegen sie auf den Söller, da denn sich aufhielten Petrus und Jakobus, Johannes und Andreas, Philippus und Thomas, Bartholomäus und Matthäus, Jakobus, des Alphäus Sohn, und Simon Zelotes und Judas, des Jakobus Sohn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:37 - Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit, daß sie krank ward und starb. Da wuschen sie dieselbe und legten sie auf den Söller.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39 - Petrus aber stand auf und kam mit ihnen. Und als er hingekommen war, führten sie ihn hinauf auf den Söller, und traten um ihn alle Witwen, weinten und zeigten ihm die Röcke und Kleider, welche die Rehe machte, als sie noch bei ihnen war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:8 - Und es waren viel Lampen auf dem Söller, da sie versammelt waren.
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