ὑπερῷον

Dictionary

ὑπερῷον, ου, τό

Greek transliteration

hyperōon

Simplified transliteration

hyperoon

Strong's number

5253

GK Number

5673

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-2c

Gloss

upstairs room, upper story

Definition

the upper part of a house, upper room, or chamber, Acts 1:13; 9:37, 39; 20:8*

Acts 1:13	And when they had entered the city, they went up to the upper (hyperōon \| ὑπερῷον \| acc sg neut) room, where they were lodging; Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.
Acts 9:37	In those days she became ill and died; and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper (hyperōō \| ὑπερῴῳ \| dat sg neut) room.
Acts 9:39	So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the upper (hyperōon \| ὑπερῷον \| acc sg neut) room. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was still with them.
Acts 20:8	There were a number of lamps in the upper (hyperōō \| ὑπερῴῳ \| dat sg neut) room where we had gathered.

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