ταμεῖον
tameioninner roomHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter4 occurrences2 books4 verses
Definition
ταμεῖον
(late syncopated form of cl. ταμιεῖον; see M, Pr., 44 f.; Bl., § 6, 5; Thackeray, Gr., 63 ff.; Deiss., BS, 182 f.), -ον, τό, [in LXX chiefly for חֶדֶר ;]
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; 24:26, Luke 12:3.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Matthew 6:6ταμεῖόν · inner roomBut when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
- Matthew 24:26ταμείοις · inner roomsSo if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
- Luke 12:3ταμείοις · inner roomsWhat you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
- Luke 12:24ταμεῖον · storehouseConsider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!