What does ταμεῖον (tameîon) mean in the Bible?
ταμεῖον (tameîon): A private, enclosed room—emphasizing secrecy and separation from public view or observation.
Greek · G5009
ταμεῖον
Inner room
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ταμεῖον G5009
Pronunciation tameîon
What does ταμεῖον (tameîon) mean in the Bible?
ταμεῖον (tameîon): A private, enclosed room—emphasizing secrecy and separation from public view or observation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5009?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include inner rooms (2), inner room (1), storehouse (1).
Where does ταμεῖον (tameîon) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Matthew (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It inner rooms 2× Matthew 24:26, Luke 12:3
inner room 1× Matthew 6:6
storehouse 1× Luke 12:24
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:6
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Matthew 2 Luke 2
Source forms
ταμείοις 2x tameiois Matthew 24:26, Luke 12:3
ταμεῖον 1x tameion Luke 12:24
ταμεῖόν 1x tameion Matthew 6:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural 2x Matthew 24:26, Luke 12:3
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Matthew 6:6
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Luke 12:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A private, enclosed room—emphasizing secrecy and separation from public view or observation.
Strong's G5009
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 3 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 6:6 Source Gloss
inner room
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:6 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ταμιεῖόν tamieion
a secret chamber
Read verse Matthew 24:26 Noun Dative Plural Neuter
ταμείοις, tameioiv
a secret chamber
Read verse Luke 12:3 Noun Dative Plural Neuter
ταμείοις, tameioiv
a secret chamber
Read verse Luke 12:24 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
ταμεῖον tameion
a secret chamber
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Dative (2) Number pattern Plural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Luke 12:24 1×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Matt 24:26 · Luke 12:3 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:6 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Private chamber for prayer, contrasted with public religious display
Hidden or secret places where false messiahs might be concealed
Secret places where whispered words will be publicly proclaimed
Storage chamber for grain, illustrating divine provision and trust
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain