5009. tameion

Strong's Lexicon

tameion: Inner room, storeroom, chamber, closet

Original Word: ταμεῖον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: tameion
Pronunciation: tah-MY-on
Phonetic Spelling: (tam-i'-on)
Definition: Inner room, storeroom, chamber, closet
Meaning: a store-chamber, secret chamber, closet; a granary, barn.

Word Origin: Derived from a presumed derivative of the base of τίθημι (tithēmi), meaning "to place" or "to put."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "tameion," the concept of a private or inner room can be related to Hebrew words like "חֶדֶר" (cheder), meaning "chamber" or "room," as seen in passages like 2 Kings 4:10.

Usage: The Greek word "tameion" refers to a private room or chamber, often used for storage or as a secluded space. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe a place of privacy and intimacy, particularly in the context of prayer.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek and Jewish households, a "tameion" was a small, inner room used for storing valuables or as a private chamber. These rooms were typically located away from the main living areas, providing a secluded space for personal activities. In the context of Jewish religious practices, privacy in prayer was valued, contrasting with the public displays of piety that were sometimes criticized by Jesus.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
later form of tamieion (treasury)
Definition
an inner chamber
NASB Translation
inner room (1), inner rooms (2), storeroom (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5009: ταμεῖον

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).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

inner room, closet, storehouse.

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.

Forms and Transliterations

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

Englishman's Concordance

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
GRK: ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις μὴ πιστεύσητε
NAS: out, [or], 'Behold, He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe
KJV: [he is] in the secret chambers; believe
INT: [he is] in the inner rooms not believe [it]

Luke 12:3 N-DNP
GRK: ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις κηρυχθήσεται ἐπὶ
NAS: you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed
KJV: in closets shall be proclaimed
INT: in the chambers will be proclaimed upon

Luke 12:24 N-NNS
GRK: οὐκ ἔστιν ταμεῖον οὐδὲ ἀποθήκη
NAS: reap; they have no storeroom nor barn,
KJV: neither have storehouse nor barn;
INT: not there is storehouse nor barn

Strong's Greek 5009
4 Occurrences

ταμείοις — 2 Occ.
ταμεῖόν — 2 Occ.