Strong's Lexicon huperóon: Upper room, upstairs room Original Word: ὑπερῷον Word Origin: From the Greek preposition ὑπέρ (huper, meaning "above" or "over") and the noun ὠν (ōn, a form of "ear" or "hearing"), though in this context, it refers to a space above. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "huperóon," the concept of an upper room can be related to the Hebrew term "עֲלִיָּה" (aliyah, Strong's Hebrew 5944), which also refers to an upper chamber or loft. Usage: The term "huperóon" refers to an upper room or an upstairs chamber in a house. In the New Testament, it is often associated with a place of gathering, prayer, and significant events in the early Christian community. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman architecture, houses often had an upper room or a second account that was used for various purposes, including storage, living space, or gatherings. These rooms were typically accessed by an external staircase and provided a private and secluded area for meetings. In the context of the New Testament, the upper room holds particular significance as a place of fellowship and divine encounter. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originneut. of huperóos (upper) Definition the upper story, the upper rooms NASB Translation upper room (4). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5253: ὑπεροωνὑπεροων, 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 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance upper room. Neuter of a derivative of huper; a higher part of the house, i.e. Apartment in the third story -- upper chamber (room). see GREEK huper Forms and Transliterations προ υπερωά υπερώα υπερώοις υπερωον υπερώον ὑπερῷον υπερώου υπερωω υπερώω ὑπερῴῳ υπερώων υπεύθυνοι hyperṓioi hyperṓiōi hyperôion hyperō̂ion hyperoo hyperōō hyperoon hyperōon uperoo uperōō uperoon uperōonLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Acts 1:13 N-ANSGRK: εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον ἀνέβησαν οὗ NAS: [the city], they went up to the upper room where KJV: into an upper room, where INT: into the upper room they went up where Acts 9:37 N-DNS Acts 9:39 N-ANS Acts 20:8 N-DNS Strong's Greek 5253 |