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ὑπερῷον

huperōonupper roomHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter4 occurrences1 book4 verses

Definition

ὑπερῷον, -ου, τό

(neut. of ὑπερῷος, above, ὑπέρ) [in LXX for עֲלִיָּה and cogn. forms ;]

1. in cl., the upper story or upper rooms where the women resided (Hom., a1.).

2. In LXX and NT, an upper chamber, roof-chamber, built on the flat roof of the house (see DB, iii, 674a): Acts 1:13; 9:37, 39; 20:8 (cf. 2 Kings 23:22).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὑπερῷον:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Acts 1:13ὑπερῷον · upper room
    When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
  2. Acts 9:37ὑπερῴῳ · an upper room
    At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
  3. Acts 9:39ὑπερῷον · upper room
    So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
  4. Acts 20:8ὑπερῴῳ · upper room
    Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.