Strong's Concordance tameion: an inner chamber Original Word: ταμεῖον, ου, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: tameion Phonetic Spelling: (tam-i'-on) Short Definition: a secret chamber Definition: a store-chamber, secret chamber, closet; a granary, barn. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5009: ταμεῖονταμεῖον (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). Neuter contraction of a presumed derivative of tamias (a dispenser or distributor; akin to temno, 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. Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 50094 Occurrences ταμείοις — 2 Occ. ταμεῖόν — 2 Occ. Matthew 6:6 N-NNS GRK: εἰς τὸ ταμεῖόν σου καὶ NAS: go into your inner room, close KJV: thy closet, and INT: into the room of you and Matthew 24:26 N-DNP Luke 12:3 N-DNP Luke 12:24 N-NNS |