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Lexicon :: Strong's G5253 - hyperōon

Aa
ὑπερῷον
Transliteration
hyperōon (Key)
Pronunciation
hoop-er-o'-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of ὑπέρ (G5228)
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Strong’s Definitions

ὑπερῷον hupĕrōiŏn, hoop-er-o'-on; neuter of a derivative of G5228; a higher part of the house, i.e. apartment in the third story:—upper chamber (room).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G5253 in the following manner: upper chamber (3x), upper room (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G5253 in the following manner: upper chamber (3x), upper room (1x).

  1. the highest part of the house, the upper rooms or story where the women resided

  2. a room in the upper part of a house, sometimes built upon the flat roof of the house, whither Orientals were wont to retire in order to sup, meditate, pray

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὑπερῷον hupĕrōiŏn, hoop-er-o'-on; neuter of a derivative of G5228; a higher part of the house, i.e. apartment in the third story:—upper chamber (room).
STRONGS G5253:
ὑπεροων, ὑπεροωυ, τό (from ὑπεροως or ὑπερωιος, 'upper,' and this from ὑπέρ; like πατρωιος, πατροως, from πατήρ; (cf. Winers Grammar, 96 (91))), in the Greek writings (often in Homer) the highest part of the house, the upper rooms or story where the women resided; in Biblical Greek (the Sept. for עֲלִיָּה), a room in the upper part of a house, sometimes built upon the flat roof of the house (2 Kings 23:12), whither Orientals were accustomed to retire in order to sup, meditate, pray, etc.; (R. V. upper chamber; cf. B. D. under the word; McClintock and Strong, under the word): Acts 1:13; Acts 9:37, 39; Acts 20:8 (Josephus, Vita30).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Kings
23:12
Acts
1:13; 9:37; 9:39; 20:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5253 matches the Greek ὑπερῷον (hyperōon),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:13 - When G3753 they had entered G1525 the city, they went G305 up to the upper G5253 room G5253 where G3757 they were staying; G2650 that is, Peter G4074 and John G2491 and [fn]James G2385 and Andrew, G406 Philip G5376 and Thomas, G2381 Bartholomew G918 and Matthew, G3156 [fn]James G2385 the son of Alphaeus, G256 and Simon G4613 the Zealot, G2208 and Judas G2455 the [fn]son of [fn]James. G2385

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:37 - And it happened G1096 [fn]at that time G2250 that she fell G770 sick G770 and died; G599 and when they had washed G3068 her body, they laid G5087 it in an upper G5253 room. G5253

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39 - So G1161 Peter G4074 arose G450 and went G4905 with them. When G3854 he arrived, G3854 they brought G321 him into the upper G5253 room; G5253 and all G3956 the widows G5503 stood G3936 beside G3936 him, weeping G2799 and showing G1925 all G3745 the [fn]tunics G5509 and garments G2440 that Dorcas G1393 used to make G4160 while G3745 she was with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:8 - There were many G2425 lamps G2985 in the upper G5253 room G5253 where G3757 we were gathered G4863 together. G4863
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