Lexicon huperóon: Upper room, upstairs room Original Word: ὑπερῷον 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 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 Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Greek preposition ὑπέρ (hyper), meaning "above" or "over," and the noun ὠον (ōion), meaning "egg" or "roof." The term collectively refers to something that is "above" or "upper."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ὑπερῷον, similar concepts can be found in the Old Testament with terms like "aliyah" (עֲלִיָּה), which refers to an upper room or chamber, as seen in passages like 1 Kings 17:19 and 2 Kings 4:10-11. These rooms were often used for private or sacred purposes, paralleling the New Testament usage of ὑπερῷον. Usage: The term ὑπερῷον is used in the New Testament to describe an upper room, particularly in the context of significant gatherings or events. It is most notably associated with the Last Supper and the early gatherings of the disciples. Context: The term ὑπερῷον appears in the New Testament in contexts that highlight its importance as a place of gathering and significant events. In the Berean Standard Bible, it is translated as "upper room." The most notable references include: 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 |
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