Word Study · Strong's G5009 · Greek
ταμεῖον
tameion
tam-i'-on
Strong's 1890 spelling: tameîon
“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)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
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)
Rendered in the KJV as
secret chamber, closet, storehouse.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ταμείοις1
- ταμείοις,1
- ταμεῖον1
- ταμεῖόν1
How it is rendered · 4
- a storehouse1
- inner rooms1
- inner rooms,1
- room1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural2
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-DPN · 2
- N-ASN · 1
- N-NSN · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 6:6ταμεῖόνtameionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularBut 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.here: room
- Matthew 24:26ταμείοις,tameioisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralSo 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.here: inner rooms,
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 12:3ταμείοιςtameioisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralWhat 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.here: inner rooms
- Luke 12:24ταμεῖονtameionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularConsider 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!here: a storehouse