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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #5009 - ταμεῖον

Transliteration

tameîon

Phonetics

tam-i'-on

Origin

contraction of a presumed derivative of tamias (a dispenser or distributor

Parts of Speech

neuter noun

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a storage chamber, storeroom
a chamber esp. an inner chamber
a secret room

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 618 ‑ אָסָם (aw‑sawm'); 2315 ‑ חֶדֶר (kheh'‑der); 4200 ‑ מָזוּ (meh'‑zev); 8432 ‑ תָּוֶךְ (taw'‑vek);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Matthew 1

Luke 2

BSB (4)

Matthew 2

Luke 2

CSB (4)

Matthew 2

Luke 2

ESV (4)

Matthew 2

Luke 2

KJV (4)

Matthew 2

Luke 2

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (7)

Matthew 4

Luke 3

N95 (7)

Matthew 4

Luke 3

NAS (7)

Matthew 4

Luke 3

NLT (3)

Matthew 2

Luke 2

WEB (4)

Matthew 2

Luke 2

YLT (4)

Matthew 2

Luke 2

ASV (3)

store-chamber 1

the inner chambers 2

BSB (4)

inner room 1

inner rooms 2

storehouse 1

CSB (4)

room 1

rooms 2

storeroom 1

ESV (4)

closet 1

inner rooms 1

private rooms 1

storehouse 1

KJV (4)

chambers 1

closet 1

closets 1

storehouse 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (7)

inner 3

room 1

rooms 2

storeroom 1

N95 (7)

inner 3

room 1

rooms 2

storeroom 1

NAS (7)

inner 3

room 1

rooms 2

storeroom 1

NLT (3)

doors 1

food 1

here 1

WEB (4)

inner room 1

the inner rooms 2

warehouse 1

YLT (4)

chamber 1

inner chambers 1

inner-chambers 1

storehouse 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

ANT

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

BEZ

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

BGB

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

BMT

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

BYZ

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

ELZ

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

NA26

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

SBL

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

SCV

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

STV

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

TIS

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

TRG

N-ASN 1

N-DPN 2

N-NSN 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

τᾰμεῖον, v. ταμιεῖον. τᾰμέσθαι, v. τέμνω.

τᾰμῐ-εῖον, τό, treasury, Th. 1.96, Pl. R. 416d, 550d, Plu. Cat.Mi. 18; of the Roman aerarium, Plb. 6.31.5, IG 42(1).63.7 (Epid., ii B.C.); the Imperial fiscus, PRyl. 84.7 (ii A.D.), etc.

2. magazine, storehouse, Th. 7.24, X. Eq. 4.1, Arist. Oec. 1344b33, PCair.Zen. 299.7, 472.10 (iii B.C.); store-room, IG 12.4.14, Pl. Prt. 315d, Men. Sam. 14, Str. 6.2.7, Babr. 108.2, Sor. 1.51, Plu. 2.9e; reservoir, Hp. Vict. 1.10.

3. chamber, closet, LXX Genesis 43:30, al., Matthew 6:6. (Freq. contr. to ταμεῖον in Papyri, Inscrr., and codd. from i B.C., Phld. Oec. p.3 J. (citing Arist. l.c.), Babr. l.c., CPR 1.83 (i A.D.), SIG 1242.6 (Ephesus, iii A.D.), etc.; also written ταμῖον PLond. 2.216.22 (i A.D.), etc.)

Thayer's Expanded Definition

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).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ταμεῖον

(late syncopated form of cl. ταμιεῖον ; v. M, Pr., 44 f.; Bl., § 6, 5; Thackeray, Gr., 63 ff.; Deiss., BS, 182 f.), -ον , τό ,

[in LXX chiefly for H2315;]

1. a treasury (Thuc., al).

2. a store-chamber (Arist., Xen.; Deuteronomy 28:8): Luke 12:24.

3. an inner chamber (Xen., Hell., v, 4, 5 Isaiah 26:20, al.): Matthew 6:6; Matthew 24:26, Luke 12:3.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

";a wall,"; is used figuratively in Acts 23:3, its only occurrence in the NT (cf. τεῖχος). For its ordinary meaning, cf. P Magd 2 recto.3 ff. (B.C. 221) (= Chrest. I. p. 134) ὑπάρχοντος δὲ τοίχου τινὸς ἡμιτελέστου. . . ἐμοῦ δὲ βουλομένης ἐπισυντελέσαι τὸν τοῖχον ἵνα μὴ ὑπερβατὸν ἦι εἰς τὰ ἡμέτερα, ib. 29.3 (B.C. 218) ἐπιβὰς ὁ Θεοδόσιος ὠικοδόμησεν ἑαυτῶι τοίχους οἰκήσεω [ς, P Amh II. 54.3 (B.C. 112) οἶκος καθει ̣ρη ̣μένος ἧς οἱ τῦχοι περίεισιν, ";a dismantled house, of which the walls are standing"; (Edd.), P Oxy III. 505.8 (ii/A.D.) οἱ λοιποὶ τῆς αὐτῆς αὐλῆς τοῖχοι, P Lond 46.72 (magic—iv/A.D.) (= I. p. 67) of writing εἰς τοῖχο (ν), Inscr. Délos 365–53 (iii/B.C.) ἐργολαβήσαντι ἀνοικοδομῆσαι πτῶμ [α ] τοῦ τοίχου, and Herodas VI. 8 οὐ φέρουσιν οἱ τοῖχοι.

The word is used of the ";side"; of a ship in P Hib I. 38.8 (B.C. 252–1) συνέβη κλεῖναι τὸν δεξιὸν τοῖχον τοῦ πλοίου, ";it came about that the right side of the ship listed"; (Edd.) : cf. P Flor I. 69.21, .25 (iii/A.D.).

List of Word Forms

ταμεία ταμείά ταμειοις ταμείοις ταμειον ταμείον ταμεῖον ταμεῖόν ταμείω ταμείων ταμίαν ταμιεία ταμιείοις ταμιείον ταμίειον ταμιείου ταμιείω ταμιείων ταμιεύεται τανύσας tameiois tameíois tameion tameîon tameîón