Strong's G5009 · Greek

ταμεῖον

tameion · tam-i'-on

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)

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ταμεῖον (G5009)

4 ταμεῖον (late syncopated form of cl. ταμιεῖον ; v. M, Pr. , 44 f.; Bl., § 6, 5; Thackeray, Gr. , 63 ff.; Deiss., BS , 182 f.), -ου, τό , [in LXX chiefly for חֶדֶר ;] a treasury (Thuc., al). a store-chamber (Arist., Xen.; De 28:8 ): Lk 12:24 . an inner chamber (Xen., Hell ., v, 4, 5 ; Is 26:20 , al.): Mt 6:6 24:26 , Lk 12:3 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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