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Chamberlain
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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ἐπί
(Strong's #1909 Preposition epi ep-ee' )
κοιτών
(Strong's #2846 Noun Masculine koitṓn koy-tone' )
(Strong's #1909 Preposition epi ep-ee' )
κοιτών
(Strong's #2846 Noun Masculine koitṓn koy-tone' )
lit., "the (one) over the bedchamber" (epi, "over," koiton, "a bedchamber"), denotes "a chamberlain," an officer who had various duties in the houses of kings and nobles. The importance of the position is indicated by the fact that the people of Tyre and Sidon sought the favor of Herod Agrippa through the mediation of Blastus, Acts 12:20 .
Note: In Romans 16:23 , oikonomos, "a person who manages the domestic affairs of a family, in general, a manager, a steward," is translated "chamberlain" in the AV, which the RV corrects to "treasurer."Copyright Statement
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Chamberlain'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​c/chamberlain.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Chamberlain'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​c/chamberlain.html. 1940.